All FC 26 Greats of the Game Team 1 Players — Launch Today (June 19, 17:00 UTC)

Greats of the Game Team 1 goes live today, Friday 19 June at 17:00 UTC (18:00 BST / 19:00 CEST). This is the World Cup-tied "Festival of Football" Icons & Heroes drop — and if you've been hoarding fodder waiting for a real reason to spend, this is it. The headline tier is eight 97 OVR Icons: R9 Ronaldo, Zidane, Maldini, Henry, Ronaldinho, Cruyff, Beckenbauer and Bobby Charlton. Below that, a deep 92–96 OVR pool runs 30+ cards across every position. No fluff list — here is every confirmed name, every OVR, every acquisition route, and the countdown you need.

Greats of the Game Team 1 — Confirmed Lineup

Forty-two cards across Icons and Heroes. Eight at 97 OVR, six at 96, eleven at 95, seven at 94, four at 93, six at 92. The position spread is wide enough to build a full GotG-only squad if you commit. The Heroes tier — Lizarazu, Sneijder, Forlán, Kompany, Nakata, Völler, Al Jaber — is the sneaky value because Heroes get full chemistry from a single nation link, and these guys are stat-packed for the OVR.

Team 2 — Status

Here is the unexpected part: this promo is a one-team drop. There is no Greats of the Game Team 2. The next promo on the calendar is Glory Hunters launching 26 June, so if a legend you wanted is not in Team 1, that is the final word for this World Cup window. Translation: every fodder pile you have is going into Team 1 SBCs and Objective grinds this week — there is no "save for Team 2" play.

Release Schedule & Countdown

Translation table for the launch moment: 17:00 UTC = 18:00 BST (London) = 19:00 CEST (Madrid/Paris/Rome/Berlin) = 13:00 EDT (New York) = 10:00 PDT (Los Angeles) = 02:00 JST + 1 day (Tokyo).

How to Get These Players

Three routes — pick your strategy now before the rush.

• Packs — Team 1 cards drop into the standard promo pool the moment servers flip at 17:00 UTC. Expect awful pull rates for the 97s (Icons always are), better odds on 92–94 Heroes. If you are a pack opener, the 85+ Player Picks during launch hour are the only "good odds" play.
• SBCs — EA typically rolls out 3–5 GotG SBCs over the first 72 hours. Expect 5+ squad challenges per card, fodder bills in the 600K–1.2M range for the 95+ Icons. This is where most players end up spending — and where the time investment becomes painful.
• Objectives — The Path to Glory Objective track is already live and rewards GotG upgrade tokens plus a free Icon path. This is the only no-coins route. If you have time but no coins, this is the only sensible play.

Honest read on the SBCs: completing 5+ squads per card across 8 confirmed cards is a 40-hour fodder grind for most players. Pre-stack 84+ rare fodder now if you want any chance of doing more than 1 or 2 SBCs without selling your soul. If grinding fodder is not how you want to spend launch week, the smart play is to skip the marquee SBCs and snipe the 92–94 Heroes at the bottom of the price curve once packs flood the market in the first 48 hours.