EA Sports has launched the 90+ Summer Tournament Historical Nations Upgrade Squad Building Challenge (SBC) in EA FC 26, a challenge that guarantees players a Hero or Icon card in Ultimate Team. The SBC is notable because EA has strengthened the rewards compared with earlier versions, restricting the reward pool to only cards rated 90 or above, which raises the value of what players can obtain in exchange for their resources.

The SBC includes Heroes and Icons released before 17 April, but only 90+ rated cards from nations that qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are eligible. The reward pool spans numerous card types, including Champion Icons, Thunderstruck, Time Warp, Winter Wildcards, TOTY Icons, FUT Birthday, Trophy Titans and Knockout Royalty variants, featuring names such as Maradona (96), Zidane, Ronaldinho, Pelé, Henry and Alex Morgan. Because outcomes are randomised, the article frames the completion as a gamble, urging players to weigh the possible rewards before committing their squad-building assets.