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Play football as a manager or player, tackle manager challenges, and compete in a 48-team international tournament.
Released 25 Sep 2025
Play A 48-Team Cup
Take On Manager Challenges
Manage A Football Club
Experience The World's Game like never before in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Go for glory in a 48-team international tournament mode, take on themed Manager Live Challenges, and step into Player Career with new international ICONs and Heroes.
Developed by EA Canada, EA Romania · Published by Electronic Arts









EA SPORTS FC 26 is a football game where players control teams in single-player and multiplayer matches, including online competition and local co-op.
Career modes let you take the role of a manager or a player. The game also features themed Manager Live Challenges and a 48-team international tournament.
Manager career involves guiding a club through seasons, managing its squad and transfers, and tracking team and player statistics. Player Career offers a separate path, with international ICONs and Heroes included.
The supplied reviews are overwhelmingly critical, but a few players appreciate the more measured, authentic-feeling match pace and added career statistics. Others enjoyed Rush with friends, the match presentation, or the international tournament. These positives appear alongside frequent complaints about PC performance, launch problems, gameplay and AI, and career-mode issues.

| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 43 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | EA SPORTS FC 26 supports both single-player and multiplayer. Store features explicitly list Online PvP, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, and Cross-Platform Multiplayer. Reviews repeatedly mention playing with friends in Clubs/Pro Clubs, co-op with friends, rivals with a friend, and 2v2 matches. Exact player-count limits are not stated in the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No modding or multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided text. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| AI disclosure | Generative AI may have been used in creating pre-rendered or live-generated content for this game. All such content is the result of a human-led artistic and creative process. |
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| Website | Official website |