Greats of the Game lands as a one-week promo inside the Festival of Football, and the leaked SBC and Objective slate covers 13 named cards plus a Showdown pair tied to Spain vs. Uruguay on June 27. Luís Figo and Franco Baresi headline the ICON SBC pool, joined by new debutants Mario Kempes, Rivellino, and Gheorghe Hagi. The Objective track leans on Festival-of-Football national-team cards: Rafael Márquez, Landon Donovan, Seko Fofana, and four more. Here's the full FC 26 Greats of the Game SBC and Objective leak, the Showdown mechanic breakdown, and where the spend pressure lands across the week.
All leaked FC 26 Greats of the Game SBC and Objective players
The leakers behind the names called the Path to Glory Team 1 SBC and Objective leaks accurately two weeks ago, and the same crew is sourcing the GotG list. The 13 names plus the Showdown pair split into three clear buckets.
ICON SBC headliners (most expensive)
Luís Figo
Franco Baresi
Gheorghe Hagi
Mario Kempes (new ICON debut)
Rivellino (new ICON debut)
Hero / national-team SBC tier
Rafael Márquez
Landon Donovan
Festival of Football Objective track
Seko Fofana
Stephen Eustáquio
Zakaria El Ouahdi
Simon Banza
Brandon Thomas-Asante
Showdown SBC pair
Mathías Olivera vs. Pedro Porro (Uruguay vs. Spain, FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H, June 27)
Kempes and Rivellino are the two names worth watching closest. Both were tipped in the FC 27 ICON leaks as the players locked in for the next cycle's ICON refresh, and EA confirming them here lets the cards roll forward into FC 27 without needing a fresh reveal. Figo, Baresi, and Hagi are recurring ICON SBC names from prior cycles but ship with their first FC 26 stat builds.
How the Olivera vs. Porro Showdown works
Showdown SBCs are timed to a real-world fixture. Both cards launch at the same OVR, both submit at roughly the same fodder cost, and both stay live in your squad regardless of the match outcome. The catch is the upgrade: whichever player's national team wins the tied match gets a permanent +2 OVR boost plus a PlayStyle bump. The losing player's card stays at the launch rating with no upgrade.
For this round, the matchup is Spain vs. Uruguay in Group H of the 2026 World Cup. Both squads play matchday 2 on June 22, then the head-to-head fixture on June 27. With both nations sitting on draws from matchday 1, the June 27 result decides which Showdown card carries the upgrade. The SBC closes shortly before kickoff, so the submission deadline locks in before you know the result. That makes the pick a straight call on which side you think advances out of the group.
The pure value play is Porro: Spain enters Group H as the bookmaker favourite, and Porro's base card already pairs into Premier League and La Liga squads via the Tottenham link. Olivera carries the upset value if Uruguay take it.
Spend priorities for the week
The GotG promo arrives in a Festival of Football window where coin pressure is already heavy. Path to Glory Team 1 SBCs from June 5 are still live for upgrades, and the Greats of the Game SBC schedule overlaps with Path to Glory Team 2 dropping a fresh batch of named cards on June 12. The forward-looking calendar covered in our FC 26 promo schedule before FC 27 flagged this stretch as the heaviest spend window of the back half, and the GotG ICON SBCs land right in the middle of it.
If you're chasing both Path to Glory upgrades and the GotG ICONs at the same time, you can top up your PS5 club to keep the 86 and 87 fodder stocked across both pipelines.
A rough cost breakdown based on prior-cycle ICON SBC pricing:
Kempes (new ICON): likely 1.2M–1.5M coins, premium for the FC 26 debut
Rivellino (new ICON): 1.0M–1.3M coins, same debut pricing logic
Figo, Baresi, Hagi: 800k–1M each, recurring ICON SBC range
Márquez, Donovan (Heroes): 250k–400k each
Objective cards: free fodder grind, no coin cost beyond the squad-completion XP
For most squads, picking one ICON SBC and one Hero SBC is the right ceiling for the week. Going for all five ICONs would burn the full FOF coin budget and leave nothing for the Glory Hunters PS+ customisation promo on June 26.
When does FC 26 Greats of the Game release?
Greats of the Game Team 1 launches Friday, June 19, 2026 at 6 PM BST / 10 AM PT, the standard EA Friday promo slot. The SBCs roll out across the week, with the major ICON SBCs typically appearing within the first 48 hours and the Showdown SBC closing just before the June 27 fixture. Objective tracks stay live for the full one-week promo window.
The promo runs only seven days before Glory Hunters takes over on June 26, so the GotG SBC submission window is genuinely tight. Front-load the day-one ICON if you're picking only one.
FAQ
When does FC 26 Greats of the Game release?
Friday, June 19, 2026 at 6 PM BST. The promo runs one week and rotates out when Glory Hunters launches on June 26.
Who are the new ICONs in FC 26 Greats of the Game?
Mario Kempes and Rivellino are the two ICON debutants. Both are also tipped to roll into the FC 27 ICON pool when the next cycle launches.
What is a Showdown SBC in FC 26?
A Showdown SBC pairs two cards from opposing teams ahead of a real match. The card whose team wins gets a permanent +2 OVR boost and a PlayStyle bump; the losing card stays at launch stats. Both SBCs close before kickoff.
Is the Olivera vs. Porro Showdown worth completing?
Pick one side based on the bookmaker line for Spain vs. Uruguay on June 27. Porro is the favourite by the betting markets; Olivera is the upset value if Uruguay take the tie. The SBC closes before kickoff, so this is a prediction submission.
How long is Greats of the Game live?
Seven days, from June 19 through June 26. ICON SBCs typically run the full window; the Showdown SBC closes before the June 27 fixture.
Final word
FC 26 Greats of the Game runs a tight one-week SBC and Objective slate with two new ICON debutants and a Showdown pair tied to the Spain vs. Uruguay World Cup fixture. For most squads, locking one ICON SBC plus the cheaper side of the Showdown is the right ceiling, saving the rest of the FOF budget for Glory Hunters and the closing Festival of Football promos.
If you're building the coin reserve for the GotG ICON chase before the SBCs go live, visit FUTCOIN to grab FC 26 coins and have the 86s and 87s sorted before the promo drops on Friday.
