Although Bermuda's national team won't be playing at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa next month, local football fans now have the chance to take the Island side to World Cup glory – via a video game.

In the recently released Electronic Arts (EA) Sports, FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA, game, players can take Bermuda through the World Cup qualifying stages and all the way to the final of the four-year spectacle.

North Village fans, Somerset Eagles fans, in fact supporters from any Bermuda team can drive the Island's best footballers towards success.

Teams from 199 nations can be chosen to compete against the computer or against other players through the online gaming services of PlayStation Network or Xbox Live.

All 10 official World Cup stadiums are available for play.

EA has also announced that the "Captain Your Country" mode will return, and that FIFA 10 owners can import their Virtual Pro for this purpose, and then earn CYC Accomplishments and attribute boosts.

The video game contains 199 of the 204 national teams that took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification process.

EA said that they have included every team that FIFA have permitted them to use, with others not being allowed for "various reasons".

The five teams that were in the draw for World Cup qualifying but are not included in the game were from Africa – Central African Republic, Eritrea, and São Tomé Príncipe – and Asia – Bhutan and Guam.

All five withdrew from the qualifying stage before it began.