EA Sports will conduct routine server maintenance for FC 26 on August 19th, beginning at 1am PDT and lasting approximately three hours until 4am PDT. The company has not disclosed the specific reason for the work, describing it only as routine routing maintenance.

During the maintenance window, matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes before the start, preventing players from accessing online services and competitive modes. However, players can still utilise offline features such as Manager Career mode and the Web App to complete challenges, allowing uninterrupted gameplay despite the service disruption.