Path to Glory Team 2 went live in FC 26 on Friday, June 12 at 6pm BST, and within hours EA had already issued a bug notice for the brand new Journey of Nations Asia and Oceania objectives. Players who completed the set and tried to claim their rewards, including untradeable evolutions and player packs, found their club completely empty afterward. EA confirmed the issue, told players to restart the game, and said anyone who missed out on rewards will be “contacted at a later date with the appropriate content”.

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Market Buys

(Team 2 Values)

• E. Martínez: 138k coins

• Jules Koundé: 145k coins

• Aymeric Laporte: 200k coins

• H. Çalhanoğlu: 900k coins

Hold Your Coins: Do not panic-buy cards during weekend league spikes. Prices dip naturally late Sunday night before bouncing on live match results. Top Tier Fodder: High-tier meta goalies and defenders are heavily underpriced relative to massive potential World Cup live upgrades.

Asia & Oceania

(Glitched Set)

• Phase 1: 6 Japanese players

• Phase 2: 4 Australians (inc. Cahill), 4 Koreans, 1 New Zealander, 1 Uzbek/Qatari, 1 Saudi

The Free Uzbek Hack: Concede no more than 3 goals in the First-to-Two Live Event to earn a free Uzbekistan item. Avoid paying the 90k market markup. Unlocks Alou Kuol, the Continental Cannon EVO, and the crucial Tiny Tim position modifier (essential for Neymar upgrade chains).

Hold The Fort

(Premium EVO)

• Cost: 75,000 coins

• Caps: Max 91 OVR / Max 3 PS+

• Stat Spike: Sets raw Accel/Sprint to 90; Def/Phys to 95.

No Pace Limit: Abuse the lack of a top pace ceiling. Put fast defenders through this immediately to secure elite physical anchors. Unlocks Intercept+ and Jockey+. Ideal targets include 91-rated Micky van de Ven, Showdown Araujo, or Winter Wildcards Tah.

Go On Son

(Free Attacker EVO)

• Cost: Completely Free

• Caps: Max 90 OVR base cards

Stack the Chains: Pair this directly with the Tiny Tim position modifier to build custom, flexible LW/LM Neymar lines. Grants a 5-Star Weak Foot alongside Finesse Shot+ and Low Driven Shot+ to drastically elevate edge-of-box finishing.

Pedro Neto SBC

(Premium Wing)

• Cost: ~465,000 coins

• Traits: 5-Star Skills / 4-Star WF

• PS+: Trickster, Finesse, Quick Step

Wait on Portugal: This SBC stays active for 14 days. Hold off on committing high-rated fodder until after Portugal’s first group match. Features an explosive wing pace baseline, but sits at a heavy 65% downvote rate on FUTBIN entirely due to the raw crafting cost.

Tim Payne SBC

(Viral Meme Card)

• Cost: Minimal 88-rated squad

• Origin: New Zealand defender

Complete Instantly: The cheapest way to pick up a National Pride chemistry link card for fun alternative objective squads. A viral community favorite whose social media presence exploded from 5k followers to 1.5 million inside the summer update cycle.

Token Store

(Refresh Block)

• Sadio Mané: 100 Tokens

• Main Event EVO: 2,000 Tokens

• PTG Player Pick: 750 Tokens

Prioritize Token Spend: The 750-token 93+ Pick features four live Team 2 items. Use this path to generate liquid coin returns. Sadio Mané is an incredible raw value play for live Senegal upgrades. The 2,000-token Main Event EVO now spikes ball control to a flat 96.

That is two weeks in a row of broken objectives. Week 1 had the Hugo Sánchez group reward glitch. Now this. If you are sitting there wondering why your Continental Cannon EVO or Alou Kuol card never showed up, you are not alone, and EA has acknowledged it.

The good news is there is still a huge amount of content worth grinding this weekend. New evolutions, token store refreshes, a viral free SBC, and a Team 2 squad with some genuinely cheap live cards round out one of the busiest FC 26 weekends since TOTS launched.

Here is what dropped, what is worth doing, and where to put your coins.

Path to Glory Team 2: The Full Squad and Who Is Actually Worth It

Team 2 went live on June 12 and runs until around June 19. Cards are in packs, earnable through objectives, or available via the token store, and every single one upgrades in real time as their nation progresses through the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The confirmed squad includes:

In Packs:

  • Jude Bellingham (England) – 96 CAM/CM, Real Madrid

  • Florian Wirtz (Germany) – 96 CAM, Bayer Leverkusen

  • Alexander Isak (Sweden) – 96 ST, Newcastle United

  • Kang In Lee (South Korea) – 95 RW, PSG (launched with 99-rated upgrade already on card)

  • Jules Koundé (France) – 96 RB, FC Barcelona

  • Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) – 94 GK, Aston Villa

  • Iñaki Williams (Ghana) – 96 RM, Athletic Club

  • Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey) – 95 CDM/CM, Inter Milan

Notable SBC and Objective Cards:

  • Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) – 96 CAM (SBC)

  • Pedro Neto (Portugal) – 95 RW (SBC, see below)

  • Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) – 95 LM

  • Sadio Mané (Senegal) – available in the token store for 100 tokens

Cards already upgraded after real-life matches:
Edson Álvarez, Raúl Jiménez, and Jens Castrop all received upgrades following their nations’ opening matches. Canada drew 1-1 with Bosnia, so Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David saw no upgrade from that result.

You can track all live upgrades at fifauteam.com/fc-26-path-to-glory-tracker.

Which Team 2 Cards Are Worth Buying Right Now

Bellingham is sitting at around 6 million coins and Wirtz at a similar ceiling. Those are pack-luck cards. The real value plays in Team 2 right now are:

  • Emiliano Martínez at 138,000 coins. One of the best keepers in the game, live for Argentina, and priced like a budget option.

  • Aymeric Laporte at around 200,000 coins. Spain is a World Cup favourite and he is massively underpriced compared to other top CB options.

  • Koundé at 145,000 coins. Best right back in the promo at that price.

  • Çalhanoğlu (Hakan) at around 900,000 coins. It sounds like a lot, but compare him to Frenkie de Jong at 3 million. If Turkey advance, the gap closes fast.

If you are thinking about investing in Team 2 cards overall, wait a few days. Prices are likely to drop slightly through the weekend before rebounding as World Cup matches deliver upgrades.

The Broken Journey of Nations Objectives (And How to Complete Them Anyway)

The Asia and Oceania completionist set is the Week 2 addition to the Journey of Nations, the ongoing multi-continent objective chain where completing all five continental sets earns you a free untradeable Festival of Football Maradona.

Despite the bug at launch, EA says it has patched the reward claim issue and players should restart FC 26 to receive items if they have not already. Anyone who still did not receive their rewards after a restart will be compensated later.

The set is still absolutely worth completing. The rewards include:

  • An untradeable Alou Kuol (Australia) player card

  • The Continental Cannon evolution (huge shooting boost, playable in multiple positions)

  • The Tiny Tim evolution (grants left mid and right mid positions, widely used on Neymar EVO chains)

  • Contribution toward the Maradona completionist reward (this is Week 2 of 5)

Fastest Way to Finish the Asia and Oceania Objectives

The community has mapped a roughly 12-game route:

Phase 1 (6 games, Live Events):
Use 6 Japanese players. Assist 2 goals per match, win 3 of the 6, and score 1 chip shot. Play this in the Path to Glory first-to-two Live Event or the Season 8 Exhibition first-to-three mode. Both are faster than Rivals or Squad Battles for this step.

Phase 2 (6 games, any mode including Beginner Squad Battles):
Squad requirements: 4 Australians including Tim Cahill, 4 Koreans, 1 New Zealander, 1 Uzbekistan or Qatar player, and 1 Saudi Arabian player. Because the mode is unrestricted, you can run this on Beginner Squad Battles for a quick six-game sweep.

Uzbekistan player tip: Do not buy Khusanov or any expensive card. In the first-to-two Live Event, concede no more than 3 goals in one match (score 2 own goals to end it) and you get a free Uzbekistan player directly into your club. That card spiked from 60,000 coins to over 90,000 early in the week, then crashed to 5,000 coins once people figured this out. Check your club before spending anything.

Hold the Fort: The CB Evolution That Turns Fast Defenders Into Monsters

Hold the Fort went live June 11 and costs 75,000 coins. It takes any eligible centre-back and pushes them to elite defensive and physical stats across four upgrade levels.

Requirements:

  • Overall: Max 91

  • PlayStyle+: Max 3

  • Position: CB

  • Not Rarity: World Tour Silver Stars

  • No pace maximum (this is the key detail)

What you get across all four levels:

  • Acceleration and Sprint Speed: both boosted to 90

  • Heading Accuracy, Interceptions: up to 95

  • Slide Tackle and Stand Tackle: up to 96

  • Defence and Physical both reach 95 overall

  • PlayStyle+ additions: Intercept (Level 1) and Jockey (Level 3)

  • PlayStyles added: Aerial Fortress, Enforcer, Block

  • Roles: Defender++ and Ball-Playing Defender++ unlocked

Each level only requires playing 1 match in Squad Battles on Semi-Pro or higher, or in Rush, Rivals, Champions, or Live Events. Four matches total to max the evo.

Best Cards for Hold the Fort

Because there is no pace cap, fast centre-backs who are 91 rated or below fit perfectly:

  • Micky van de Ven (if evod to 91 rated, fits immediately)

  • Ronald Araujo Showdown card

  • Jonathan Tah Winter Wildcards

  • Paolo Maldini (various versions)

  • VVD EVO chains at 91 rated

The card uses the National Pride design, which may matter for future live event squad requirements, so keep that in mind when picking your target.

Go On Son: The Free Evo Worth Putting on Neymar

EA also dropped a free evolution called Go On Son for max 90-rated players. It is a smaller upgrade but adds:

  • +1 Overall

  • 95 Finishing and 94 Attack Positioning

  • Five-star weak foot

  • Finesse Shot+ and Low Driven Shot+ PlayStyles

  • Long shots, volleys, and penalty boosts

The Tiny Tim objective EVO stacks well here if you are building a Neymar chain. Both evos together add positions (left mid and right mid from Tiny Tim), attacking play styles, and a five-star weak foot, making Neymar far more flexible in your starting XI.

Pedro Neto SBC: Meta Card, But Is It Worth 465,000 Coins?

Pedro Neto’s Path to Glory SBC costs around 465,000 coins and gives you:

  • 95 overall rating, Chelsea winger

  • 5-Star Skill Moves

  • 4-Star Weak Foot

  • PlayStyles: Trickster, Finesse Shot, Quick Step, Pinged Pass

  • Upgrades with every Portugal win at the 2026 World Cup

The main argument against doing it right now is the 4-star weak foot. At that price, plenty of players expect 5 stars. He is 65% downvoted on FUTBIN based on cost alone. Portugal are strong tournament favourites and Neto could realistically hit 97 or 98 overall if they go deep. The SBC runs for two weeks, so you can wait and watch their first group match before committing.

If you play on the right wing or need a press-resistant creative forward who can run a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, he is meta. If you just want the highest-rated card for that price, there are cheaper options in the token store right now.

Tim Payne Free SBC: Just Do It

EA released a free National Pride Tim Payne SBC requiring only an 88-rated squad. Payne is a New Zealand defender who went viral in late May 2026 after being dubbed the World Cup’s “least-known player” with fewer than 5,000 Instagram followers at the time. His following has since surpassed 1.5 million. The card is not meta, but it costs almost nothing, and you can slot PlayStyle+ options on it for fun. Run him at right back in Weekend League for the meme value.

Token Store, Champs Points, and Pack Tips

Festival Football Token Store refresh:

  • Sadio Mané: 100 tokens (great value, live for Senegal)

  • Désiré Doué, Kayata, Sao: also added this cycle

  • 2,000-token Main Event EVO: back in the store, ball control now boosts to 96 instead of 94, pace and shooting still peak at 97

  • 500-token Gold Standard EVO: still missing, no confirmation on when it returns

Champs token store:

  • Three new red reward players available for 600 Champs points, fully customisable with PlayStyle+

  • These are available for one week only (Weekend League cycle only)

  • 93+ Three of 12 PTG Pick is back with strong reported pulls

  • 93+ Two of Seven Pick with four Team 2 PTG players inside for 750 tokens: best option if you want to sell into the market

FOD (festival of football gold cards):
89-rated golds are sitting around 4,000 coins after briefly hitting 4,600. Tradable supply from reward packs is lower than in previous seasons, so gradual upward drift is possible through the weekend. Bidding at 3,000 to 3,200 coins is low risk.

Festival Football Team 1 cards as SBC fodder:
EA updated SBC requirements so that Festival Football cards now count alongside TOTW and TOTS cards. Team 1 festival cards (91+ rated) are around 13,000 coins. Bidding at 11,000 to 12,000 could net you a quick 15,000 to 17,000 coin flip over the next few days as Weekend League SBC demand picks up.