FC 26 SBCs

After the launch of FC 26, new promotional events are released periodically, with larger-scale events launched at specific times, such as Black Friday.

During these promotional events, the game releases themed player cards and new SBCs or other playable mini-events to increase your chances of acquiring new player cards.

The current promotional event is Unbreakables, which started on December 12th, but it will soon be replaced by another major promotion, Winter Wildcards!

Below, we will provide you with a preview of this new FIFA 26 promo.

Winter Wildcards Schedule

Most regular FUT 26 promotional events last for one week, but Winter Wildcards will run from Friday, December 19, 2025, at 6:00 PM GMT, until January 2, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the same time zone, for a total of two weeks.

What Will This Promotion Include?

Throughout the event, the game will release three main teams in regular and Icons & Heroes versions, as well as Best of Winter Re-Release, which was announced on December 18th. The availability dates for the three new teams are:

• Team 1: 19/12/2025 to 26/12/2025
• Team 2: 24/12/2025 to 02/01/2026
• Team 3: 26/12/2025 to 02/01/2026

Best Of Winter Re-Release

This team includes outstanding cards from other major promotional events released in FC 26 since its launch, including Thunderstruck, Cornerstones, Unbreakables, and Ultimate Scream, giving you a chance to win early player items again in the middle of the season.

This re-released team includes over 60 players, many of whom are worth consuming your FC 26 coins on or actively participating in matches to acquire. If you missed them before, now is the best time to get them again.

• RB - Denzel Dumfries - OVR 86
• RB - Timothy Weah - OVR 85
• RB - Danny da Costa - OVR 84
• RB - Max Aarons - OVR 84
• RB - Matheus Silva - OVR 84
• CB - William Saliba - OVR 88
• CB - Leah Williamson - OVR 88
• CB - Irene Paredes - OVR 88
• CB - Éder Militão - OVR 87
• CB - José María Giménez - OVR 87
• CB - Nicolás Otamendi - OVR 86
• CB - Dan Burn - OVR 86
• CB - Wendie Renard - OVR 86
• CB - Nicolas Seiwald - OVR 85
• LB - Sakina Karchaoui - OVR 88
• LB - Theo Hernández - OVR 88
• LB - Alejandro Balde - OVR 86
• LB - Tara Elimbi Gilbert - OVR 86
• LB - Ornella Vignola - OVR 85
• CDM - Rodri - OVR 91
• CDM - Declan Rice - OVR 89
• CDM - Hakan Çalhanoğlu - OVR 88
• CDM - Georgia Stanway - OVR 88
• CDM - Jordan Henderson - OVR 85
• CDM - Denis Zakaria - OVR 85
• CDM - Tyler Morton - OVR 83
• CM - Alexia Putellas - OVR 92
• CM - Camille Abily - OVR 91
• CM - Vitinha - OVR 90
• CM - Marek Hamšík - OVR 88
• CM - Giada Greggi - OVR 87
• CM - Corentin Tolisso - OVR 85
• CM - Daniel Svensson - OVR 84
• CAM - Diego Maradona - OVR 96
• CAM - Jude Bellingham - OVR 92
• CAM - Jamal Musiala - OVR 89
• CAM - Bruno Fernandes - OVR 88
• CAM - Kenan Yıldız - OVR 87
• CAM - Antoine Griezmann - OVR 87
• CAM - Pernille Harder - OVR 87
• CAM - Nathan Tella - OVR 86
• CAM - Xavi Simons - OVR 86
• CAM - Géraldine Reuteler - OVR 85
• RM - David Beckham - OVR 89
• RM - Pedro Neto - OVR 88
• RM - Karim Adeyemi - OVR 86
• RM - Dennis Man - OVR 86
• RW - Gareth Bale - OVR 89
• RW - Désiré Doué - OVR 87
• RW - Antony - OVR 86
• RW - Oscar Bobb - OVR 86
• RM - Francisco Conceição - OVR 85
• RW - Marco Asensio - OVR 85
• RW - Madison Haley - OVR 85
• LM - Grimaldo - OVR 87
• LM - Barış Alper Yılmaz - OVR 86
• LW - Rivaldo - OVR 91
• ST - Eusébio - OVR 92
• ST - Kylian Mbappé - OVR 92
• ST - Alessia Russo - OVR 90
• ST - Sam Kerr - OVR 88
• ST - Hugo Ekitiké - OVR 86
• ST - Cédric Bakambu - OVR 85
• ST - Manaka Matsukubo - OVR 83

Team 1 Player List Prediction

Although Teams 1-3 have not yet been released, we can at least predict the players for Team 1, which will be released soonest, by combining Winter Wildcards mechanics from previous FC games and the gameplay of FC 26:

• RB - Federico Valverde - OVR 90
• CB - Gabriel Magalhães - OVR 89
• CB - Jonathan Tah - OVR 88
• CM - Federico Valverde - OVR 90
• CM - Alexis Mac Allister - OVR 89
• RM - Trinity Rodman - OVR 88
• CAM - Ousmane Dembélé - OVR 91
• RW - Mary Fowler - OVR 87
• LM - Kevin Schade - OVR 88
• LW - Claudia Pina - OVR 88
• LW - Rafael Leão - OVR 87
• LW - Armand Laurienté - OVR 86
• ST - Ousmane Dembélé - OVR 91
• ST - Claudia Pina - OVR 88

Other Notable Mechanics

During FUT 26 Winter Wildcards event, the game is expected to release limited-time SBCs daily. Completing these challenges will reward you with card packs containing new players.

To complete all SBCs on time, you'll need to acquire enough players that meet the challenge requirements by participating in Ultimate Team modes or trading on the transfer market. This requires a high level of skill and time commitment.

Some Winter Wildcards players are expected to receive two different versions of their player cards, with different attributes and positions, allowing for more flexible squad arrangements and making it easier to complete SBCs.

Additionally, Icons and Heroes players will receive Baby and Prime versions. These cards will focus on improving chemistry and overall stats, significantly boosting your team's strength upon acquisition.

That's all the information for now. With only one day left until the official release of Winter Wildcards promo, you should now be preparing more points and coins to welcome the new players!

Just yesterday, December 10th, EA FC 26 released the ultimate TOTW 13 lineup. How about it? Are there any players you like? How much overlap is there with your predicted lineup? If you're happy with the lineup, then start acquiring those player cards!

Unless you're a complete beginner, you should know the main ways to obtain player cards or packs in FC 26. The key is that the game releases new events almost every day, and a slight oversight can lead to missing out on a chance to earn rewards.

Based on this, we will introduce Joga Bonito Challenge 3 event, which was released at the same time as TOTW 13. It only lasts for three days, but the reward is a Prime Gold Players Pack!

Joga Bonito In FC 26

First, you need to know that Joga Bonito is a recent promotional event held by FIFA 26 for Ultimate Team, themed around street football, emphasizing style and creativity.

The event introduced Joga Bonito players and accompanying 5-star skill moves, special hero versions of some players' cards, and a series of playable SBCs, objectives, and evolutions.

Joga Bonito Challenge 3 is one of all Joga Bonito SBCs; the previous Challenge 1 and 2 were held on December 5th and 7th, respectively.

How To Complete Joga Bonito Challenge 3?

SBC events don't require you to participate in matches and win; you only need to assemble a team according to the requirements. However, if you don't have enough players, these requirements can be difficult to meet!

Here are all the requirements for Joga Bonito Challenge 3:

• Number of players on the team: 11
• Maximum number of players from the same league: 4
• Maximum number of players from the same club: 3
• Minimum number of Gold players: 9
• Minimum number of Rare or TOTW players: 3
• Minimum player rating: Silver
• Minimum team chemistry: 31

The minimum player rating being Silver means that all players on the team must be of Silver or Gold rarity. Therefore, this SBC is quite difficult, requiring at least 4000 to 9000 coins, and it ends on December 13th, so time is of the essence!

Why Should You Participate In This SBC?

Although this event only rewards you with a non-tradable card pack, its rarity is relatively high, giving you a chance to pull better cards or players from TOTW 13. This will help expand your club and complete more SBCs.

For example, alongside the start of Joga Bonito Challenge 3, FUT 26 also launched other SBCs, including Primera División Crown League and 86+ Campaign Mix Upgrade.

Both of these SBCs last longer than Joga Bonito Challenge 3 (7 days), so you have plenty of time to use the rewards from the latter to complete them.

Primera División Crown League

This SBC is divided into two parts, rewarding you with different player cards after you meet their respective requirements. The specific challenges and rewards are as follows:

Part 1:

• Minimum Team of the Week players: 1
• Minimum Team Rating: 81
• Reward: Joga Bonito Hernán López

Part 2:

• Minimum Team of the Week players: 1
• Minimum Team Rating: 85
• Reward: Joga Bonito Exequiel Zeballos

86+ Campaign Mix Upgrade

This challenge is also divided into two parts, rewarding you with different game card packs. The specific details are as follows:

Part 1:

• Minimum Team Rating: 83
• Reward: Small Electrum Players Pack

Part 2:

• Minimum Team Rating: 85
• Minimum Team of the Week players: 1
• Reward: Jumbo Premium Gold Pack

After completing both parts, you will also receive an additional 86+ Campaign Mix Upgrade Pack. The player cards from this pack are expected to come from the following series:

• Ratings Reload
• Ultimate Scream
• UEFA Primetime
• Festival of Football: Captains
• FC Pro Live

Although the rewards from Joga Bonito Challenge 3 aren't extensive, they can definitely help you complete these two SBCs and unlock more cards. So don't miss this opportunity!

How To Improve Your Player Cards?

Even if some players who help you to complete SBCs are mediocre or don't fit your team, you shouldn't give up on them. Instead, you can try to strengthen them in subsequent evolution events.

For example, Keep Composed, which was launched at the same time as Joga Bonito Challenge 3, is a good opportunity.

This evolution, which runs for 3 weeks starting December 10th, can help improve your players' dribbling and composure. The specific attribute increases are as follows:

• Overall: +1 OVR
• Attributes: +12 Agility, +12 Balance, +12 Dribbling, +15 Reactions
• PlayStyle+: Press Proven+ PlayStyle+

Of course, participation requires sufficient points or coins, and your evolving player must meet the following requirements:

• Maximum OVR: 85
• Position: Cannot be a goalkeeper
• Maximum number of PlayStyles: 10
• Maximum number of PlayStyle+: 1 (none is also acceptable)

If the player you obtained from Joga Bonito Challenge 3 reward pack meets the criteria, you can give it a try. If not, don't worry, FC 26 will host new evolutions later.

That's all the information for this update. We hope you successfully complete this challenge within the given time!