I logged in at 2 a.m., watched the objective pop up, and felt the same tightness I get before a knife-edge decision. You can sense the clock: Maradona lands next week and every wasted match costs you progress. I mapped the shortest route and cut the noise.
I’ve run these objectives, tested builds on FUT Web App and checked combos on FUTBIN, so I’ll tell you what to do and why it saves games. This plan is a scalpel that slices wasted minutes off your grind. You’ll still need precision, not luck.
Watching club feeds fill with repetitive squads, the quickest path is the one that stacks tasks across every match.
Play smart: the Journey is two five-match phases — ten matches total if you force overlap correctly. I’ll show you how to meet multiple targets in the same games so you don’t replay similar objectives over and over.
How many matches do I need to complete the Journey of Nations: South America objective?
Ten matches total: Matches 1–5 are Phase 1 and Matches 6–10 are Phase 2. The trick is to complete the per-game “ongoing” requirements in every match so Phase 2’s ten-match ongoing is already covered by careful play in Phase 1 and the five extra matches that follow.
What squad requirements should I set to finish everything quickly?
Build two compact squads so you don’t waste chemistry or swap items mid-week:
- Phase 1 squad (Matches 1–5): Six Brazilians (must include Ronaldinho and a RB), four Colombians (one CAM required), and one Uruguayan (Diego Forlán, which you can pull from the objective set).
- Phase 2 squad (Matches 6–10): Keep the six Brazilians, add four Argentines, and slot one player from Ecuador or Paraguay.
- Use FUTBIN to compare prices and the FUT Web App to lock squads—these tools save inventory shuffle time.
Noticing which tasks repeat across matches makes the Phase-by-Phase plan feel inevitable rather than random.
Split the objectives into moves you can hit every game and landmark targets that you must force once or twice.
Phase 1 (Matches 1–5)
Observation: Every match hands you a chance to hit ongoing objectives—if you treat each game like a checklist you won’t need extras.
- Core ongoing: In every game score two goals and record one assist using South American players. Make these the baseline for both phases.
- Ronaldinho (Wizard): Start him every match. Win all five games and score with him each time. Bag at least one direct free kick goal and total 15 goals from outside the box across the five matches.
- Forlán: Assign all penalties to Forlán until his quota completes: score two penalties, get two outside-box goals and one assist.
- Colombia task: In one match score five goals with Colombians. Use your Colombian CAM to provide Through Ball assists across three separate wins—train set plays around him.
- Brazil target: One match needs seven goals conceded ≤1; also score a Low-Driven finish with your Brazilian RB in that same game if possible.
Practical tip: rotate your lineup so Ronaldinho, the Colombian CAM, and your RB are always on the pitch together. Set-piece practice in Skill Games helps nail the free kicks and low-driven strikes quickly.
Phase 2 (Matches 6–10)
Observation: Phase 2 reuses many Brazilian tasks—don’t rebuild from scratch, refine what already worked in Phase 1.
- Squad notes: Keep your six Brazilians, add four Argentines and one Ecuador/Paraguay player.
- Argentina goal: Win three games and score three goals in total, including at least one header—use a fast, target man on set pieces.
- Paraguay/Ecuador objective: Play three matches and win one by two goals; also score two Low-Driven shots across the set.
- Brazil ongoing: Complete a First Touch Assist using a Brazilian with 80+ Passing in every game—bench rotation is okay but hit that every match.
- Ongoing total: Phase 2 asks for ten games where you score two goals and get one assist in each—if you treated Phase 1 as the baseline, these five matches close the loop.
Practical tip: set all corners and short free kicks to your Argentine header target when you need that headed goal. Use controlled chemistry styles and position cards to keep passing above 80 for First Touch Assists.
I recommend using FUTBIN to confirm players with the right attributes and the EA Sports FUT Web App to swap squads between sessions: those two platforms cut bench-swap friction. Your schedule will be a pressure cooker—focused and hot.
Final checklist before you play: lock both squads on the FUT Web App, assign Forlán to penalties, practice Ronaldinho free kicks for 15 outside-the-box goals, and plan one big scoring match for Colombia and Brazil goals. Ready to shave games off your grind and still claim Maradona next week?