German FIFA pros Dylan "DullenMIKE" Neuhausen and Mustafa "Musti" Cankal from Fokus dominated the first group matchday in the FIFA 23 EA Sports Cup. With a five-point lead, they go into game two with it.

In the duo, DullenMIKE and Musti swept the e-athletes of Paris Saint-Germain (4:1), Ajax Amsterdam (3:2) and Manchester City (4:1) from the virtual square. The two offered the spectators a goal fireworks with eleven goals in four games. Especially their skill moves, that is, tricks of the players with the ball, caused the opponents great difficulties in defense.

With a grin on his face, DullenMIKE went into the winner's interview after the last game of the day: "It shows that hard work pays off, " the Canadian said on the FIFA Global Series livestream. "We just had a bootcamp the last two days." The two of them trained specifically on their duo skills there, DullenMIKE said.

The Fokus team almost got the perfect first matchday. Only the Spanish team Heretics was able to draw a goalless draw with DullenMIKE and Musti.