The wait is over — the second and final batch of 10 Swap Tokens has gone live in FC 26 alongside the Fantasy FC campaign. With all 20 tokens now earnable, you can finally claim the legendary R9 Ronaldo card that has been taunting you from the rewards screen since January. Here is your complete breakdown of every new objective and the smartest way to grind them out before the March 13 deadline.
Why Batch 2 Matters
The first wave of 10 tokens dropped at the end of January and has since expired, replaced entirely by this fresh set of objectives. If you already secured those initial 10, you are now just a grind away from R9 — a card capable of carrying your squad through the remaining months of the FC 26 cycle. Even if the Brazilian Icon is not your target, the reward pool includes other valuable cards and Evolutions that make the effort worthwhile. This is one of the rare opportunities in Ultimate Team where the rewards are guaranteed rather than luck-based, so skipping it would be a mistake.
Squad Battles Objectives (6 Tokens)
Six of the ten tokens come from Squad Battles, making them the most accessible portion of Batch 2. The objectives range from Semi-Pro to World Class difficulty, and with some clever squad building, you can knock out multiple tokens simultaneously.
UT Champions
Win 10 Champions matches to earn the Martin Palumbo Token. This is the most demanding objective in Batch 2, requiring competitive online play rather than offline grinding. There is no squad restriction here — simply bring your strongest lineup and focus on accumulating wins across your Champions weekends.
Silvers
Win 6 Squad Battles matches on minimum World Class difficulty with 11 Silver players in your starting squad.
Reward: Roggerio Nyakossi Token
ROSHN Saudi League
Win 6 Squad Battles matches on minimum World Class difficulty with 11 ROSHN Saudi League players in your starting eleven.
Reward: Féerine Belhadj Token
WSL (Barclays Women's Super League)
Win 3 Squad Battles matches on minimum Professional difficulty with 11 Barclays WSL players in your starting lineup.
Reward: Isaías Delpupo Token
Liga F
Win 3 Squad Battles matches on minimum Professional difficulty with 11 Liga F players in your starting squad.
Reward: Harvey Blair Token
One Club Wonders
Win 3 Squad Battles matches on minimum Semi-Pro difficulty with 11 First Owned players in your starting eleven.
Reward: Julie Swierot Token
One Nation Live Event Objectives (4 Tokens)
The remaining four tokens require you to compete in the Icon Swaps One Nation Live Event — a Friendlies mode with specific national team restrictions. Each nation has its own multi-layered objective set, demanding wins, specific goal types, and particular assist methods. These cannot be stacked together, so plan to tackle them one at a time.
Italy
Play with at least 8 First Owned Italian players in your starting eleven. You need to win 6 matches, score headers in 3 separate games, and register through ball assists in 7 separate matches.
Reward: Leonardo Mendicino Token
Spain
Field at least 8 First Owned Spanish players. Win 6 matches, score chip shots in 6 separate games, and provide cross assists in 5 separate matches.
Reward: Othmane Maamma Token
England
Start with at least 8 First Owned English players. Win 6 matches, score in 10 separate games, and assist with a defender in 5 separate matches.
Reward: Bakary Haidara Token
France
Deploy at least 8 First Owned French players. Win 6 matches, score low driven shots in 7 separate games, and deliver through ball assists in 5 separate matches.
Reward: Florianne Jourde Token
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The 12-Match Speedrun Strategy
The key to completing Batch 2 efficiently lies in overlapping objectives wherever possible. While the four One Nation challenges must be done individually, the six Squad Battles objectives can be compressed into far fewer matches than you might expect.
Start by building a squad of 11 ROSHN Saudi League Silver players. This single team satisfies both the Silvers and Saudi League objectives at once, letting you clear two tokens in just 6 World Class wins. That is 12 potential matches reduced to 6 right away.
Next, turn your attention to the women's league objectives. Build a combined roster of WSL and Liga F players, making sure they are all First Owned — meaning any cards you packed, earned through objectives, or received as rewards rather than purchased from the Transfer Market. Play 3 matches with WSL players in the starting lineup, then swap to Liga F starters for another 3. Because the entire squad consists of First Owned players, you will simultaneously complete the One Club Wonders objective along the way, clearing three tokens in roughly 6 matches.
One important trick: the bench and substitutes do not count toward starting lineup requirements. Stack your bench with your best players and bring them on immediately after kickoff to make even World Class matches more comfortable.
With this approach, all six Squad Battles tokens can be earned in approximately 12 matches total — a significant time saving compared to grinding each objective independently.
Key Dates to Remember
All Batch 2 objectives expire on March 13, 2026. However, the reward SBCs where you exchange your collected tokens for R9 and other prizes will remain available for an additional week after that date. This gives you a small buffer to decide which rewards to claim, but the token-earning window itself is non-negotiable.
Conclusion
Icon Swaps Batch 2 brings the final 10 tokens you need to unlock R9 and other top-tier rewards in FC 26. The objectives are slightly more forgiving than Batch 1 on the Squad Battles side, and with the right strategy — stacking Saudi League Silvers and combining women's league squads with First Owned players — you can clear six tokens in roughly 12 offline matches. The One Nation challenges demand more patience but offer straightforward paths if you have a solid collection of First Owned players from major European nations.
Do not let the March 13 deadline sneak up on you. Need coins to build the squads required for these objectives? Visit FUTCOIN to buy FC 26 coins and make sure nothing stands between you and that R9 card.
