FC 26 Glory Hunters Team 1: All Players, Stats & Squad Builder Guide

Glory Hunters Team 1 is live. EA dropped 10+ new 95–97 OVR cards built around the 2026 World Cup theme, and the squad mixes things up — Messi 97 RW, Neymar 97 CAM, Bruno Fernandes 97 CAM, Van Dijk 97 CB, plus a fresh 95 Cristian Romero added on June 27. Below is everything you actually need: who's in, what they do, and how to grab them without burning your fodder pile on the wrong cards.

What is Glory Hunters?

Glory Hunters is the second wave of FC 26's Festival of Football promo, following Greats of the Game last week. Each card represents a player chasing 2026 World Cup glory — heavy stat boosts, PlayStyles+ on the meta positions (CAM, RW, CB), and a mix of release types: some are packed-only, some are SBC players, and a couple are tied to the live Glory Hunters objectives running this week.

Top 10 Glory Hunters Team 1 — Cards & Stats

#1 Lionel Messi — 97 RW (Glory Hunters)

• Stats: 97 PAC · 96 SHO · 96 PAS · 97 DRI · 45 DEF · 81 PHY
• Position: RW++
• Why: Best right-wing card in the game right now. 97/96/96/97 across the attacker triangle, RW++ to slot anywhere from RW to ST. Only downside is body type — the light frame loses 50/50s vs CB tanks.

#2 Neymar Jr — 97 CAM (Glory Hunters)

• Stats: 95 PAC · 97 SHO · 97 PAS · 97 DRI · 55 DEF · 82 PHY
• Position: CAM++
• Why: Best CAM in the live meta. 97 SHO + 97 PAS makes him a free-kick / playmaker hybrid, and CAM++ means you can swing him to LW without losing chemistry. Top pick if you're already deep into the World Cup squad theme.

#3 Bruno Fernandes — 97 CAM (Glory Hunters)

• Stats: 93 PAC · 96 SHO · 97 PAS · 96 DRI · 85 DEF · 87 PHY
• Position: CAM++
• Why: The complete CAM. 85 DEF means he tracks back like a CDM hybrid, and 87 PHY survives midfield duels. Usually cheaper than Neymar on the market — often the smarter spend for a budget Glory Hunters spine.

#4 Virgil van Dijk — 97 CB (Glory Hunters)

• Stats: 91 PAC · 67 SHO · 84 PAS · 85 DRI · 97 DEF · 96 PHY
• Position: CB++
• Why: 97 DEF + 96 PHY + 91 PAC + 193cm body type — pretty much the perfect CB profile right now. The price tag stings but if you can afford one premium defender for the rest of the season, this is the card to pull the trigger on.

#5 Cristian Romero — 95 CB (Glory Hunters, June 27 release)

• Stats: 93 PAC · 60 SHO · 83 PAS · 82 DRI · 95 DEF · 95 PHY
• Position: CB++
• Why: New SBC player released on June 27. 93 PAC on a 95-rated CB at an SBC price tag is the rarest combination of all — every Romero release this year has been undercosted relative to market CBs at the same rating. If you have 84–87 fodder stacked, this is the SBC to push the button on.

#6–10 Quick Picks

• Ousmane Dembélé — 97 CAM: 98 PAC + 96 SHO, second-best CAM after Neymar.
• Tijjani Reijnders — 97 CAM: 90 DEF + 97 DRI, a CAM/CDM hybrid that suits high-pressing tactics.
• Piero Hincapié — 96 LB: 95 PAC + 96 DEF on a 96 LB — premium left-back for chemistry-locked Argentina spines.
• Ryan Gravenberch — 96 CDM: 96 DRI on a CDM is rare; perfect ball-progressing 6.
• N'Golo Kanté — 96 CDM: 97 DEF + 91 PAC, the cleanest CDM stat profile of the squad.

How to Get Them

Three paths, depending on the card:

• Pack pulls: Most Team 1 GH cards live in promo packs (Promo Players Pack / 87+ Player Pack / Glory Hunters Pack rotated through the store).
• SBC players: A handful release as SBCs across the week — Romero 95 dropped as a player SBC on June 27, and EA usually drops one more SBC player per week until Team 2 arrives.
• Objectives: Glory Hunters Week 1 + Crafting Upgrade objectives reward upgrade tokens, not the player cards themselves. Use them to evolve a base Glory Hunters card if you've packed one.

Budget Squad Builder — Glory Hunters XI

If you're starting fresh and want to use these cards without dropping millions, here's a workable starting eleven around the Glory Hunters spine:

• GK: Courtois 95 GH (pack pulls)
• CBs: Romero 95 GH (SBC) + John Stones 95 GH (pack)
• LB / RB: Hincapié 96 GH + Cancelo 95 GH
• CDMs: Kanté 96 GH (priority pick) + Reijnders 97 GH if you packed him
• RW / LW: Messi 97 GH (the splurge) + Gordon 95 GH or Rashford 95 GH as the cheaper wide option
• ST: Bruno 97 GH dropped to CAM behind Ueda 95 GH ST

Spend Now or Wait for Team 2?

Honest answer: it depends on your fodder. If you've been hoarding 84+ from packs and objectives, drop a chunk on the 1-of-3 92+ UEFA Winners / FOF PTG SBC Player Pick before it expires — Team 2 is expected mid-next week and that's when the pack rates dilute. If you're starting from zero, focus on completing Journey of Nations: South America for the free 92 Neymar Journey of Nations card first, then build out from there.