I queued into the Fantasy FC Cup with a half-built squad and a deadline gnawing at the back of my mind. You feel the pressure the moment matchmaking starts—every win nudges you closer to a guaranteed payoff. By the time I claimed my first special card, I knew this cup was hiding more than a single payoff.
I’ve played the promo, tested its edges, and I’ll tell you precisely what to chase and why it matters for your EA Sports FC Ultimate Team. Read this as a map: I point, you follow, and you keep the rewards.
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The Fantasy FC Cup in FC 26 hands you a reliable entry into the event economy: nine objectives, nine distinct rewards. You don’t need miracle runs or market gambling—just consistent play and a few lineup choices.
Here’s the fast breakdown: the cup guarantees a Fantasy FC card and layers in a suite of packs, evolution items, SP, and a cosmetic. All of it is untradeable, but useful for SBCs and squad improvements on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
| Task | How to Complete | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Play 1 | Play 1 match in the Fantasy FC Cup | 4 83+ Rare Gold Players Pack |
| Play 10 | Play 10 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup | 500 SP |
| Play 20 | Play 20 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup | Evolution |
| Win 3 (Ligue 1) | Win 3 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup while having Min. 6 Ligue 1 players in your starting 11 | 5 83+ Rare Gold Players Pack |
| Win 3 (WSL) | Win 3 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup while having Min. 6 WSL players in your starting 11 | 7 83+ Rare Gold Players Pack |
| Win 3 (Liga F) | Win 3 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup while having Min. 6 Liga F players in your starting 11 | 4 84+ Rare Gold Players Pack |
| Win 3 (Bundesliga) | Win 3 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup while having Min. 6 Bundesliga players in your starting 11 | 5 84+ Rare Gold Players Pack |
| Win 3 (Premier League) | Win 3 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup while having Min. 6 Premier League players in your starting 11 | Cosmetic award |
| WIn 3 (LaLiga) | Win 3 matches in the Fantasy FC Cup while having Min. 6 LALIGA players in your starting 11 | 500 SP |
What rewards does the Fantasy FC Cup give?
Complete every objective and you walk away with the Hidemasa Morita Fantasy FC item plus a stacked 10 83+ Rare Gold Players Pack. That guaranteed Fantasy card is the anchor; the rest are useful fodder for SBCs, squad upgrades, or instant chemistry fixes. Think of the haul as a hidden vault of cards you can crack into when you’re reorganizing your main XI.
How many matches and which lineup choices actually matter?
The objectives are simple: play 1, play 10, play 20, and a series of “Win 3” tasks tied to specific leagues. For each league win task you must field at least six players from that league in your starting 11. The math is basic—if you want the WSL or Premier League rewards, stack your XI accordingly and treat those three wins like checkpoints. No need to bleed your transfer coins on short-term purchases; rotate loan players or depth pieces where needed.
EA Sports FC’s SBCs and the Transfer Market make these untradeable packs more strategic than they first appear. You can’t sell the packed players, but you can feed them into Squad Building Challenges or swap them into your rotation for chemistry. Consider the evolution item and the SP as small multipliers to long-term squad value: they compound.
This cup is not the flashiest promo I’ve seen—past events have delivered bigger, flashier drops—but it’s practical. For players grinding toward seasonal goals or bolstering their bench, these prizes are a Swiss Army knife of rewards.
Play consistently over the next two weeks if you want the full set; the timer is the one thing that will actually force decisions in your club. Will you chase the Premier League cosmetic or bank the extra 84+ packs for SBC fodder?
So: will you treat the Fantasy FC Cup as a quick points run or a strategic feeder for long-term squad building?