The North America Completionist Objective Group in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team bundles every CONCACAF-themed task in the Journey of Nations event into one track, and finishing it hands you a 95 OVR Hugo Sánchez Journey of Nations Icon, 50,000 Coins, 100 Tokens, plus a stack of player picks, packs, and Evolutions. The squad requirements pull in different nations at once, but the workload collapses into a short run of matches once you split it into phases.
Quick answer: You can clear the whole group in roughly 10 games by playing Rush for the easy attacking totals, running a USA-and-Mexico squad in Squad Battles, switching to a Canada squad for the online tasks, and unlocking Clint Dempsey and Rafael Márquez first through a single warm-up match.
What the North America Completionist track requires
The Completionist group sits on top of several smaller objective groups, and finishing all of them is what triggers the final Sánchez reward. You do not need to treat each one as a separate grind. Most requirements overlap inside two main 4-4-2 (2) squads plus a Rush session, so progress stacks if you build the right lineups.
Before you start, open each objective and read the exact wording. Specific finishes such as finesse goals, lobbed through-ball assists, and low-driven shots only count when performed correctly, and missing one detail can cost you extra matches.
| Group | Main requirement focus |
|---|---|
| Dempsey’s Journey | Low-driven goal and assist using Clint Dempsey |
| USA | Low-driven goals with American players, 6 Americans in the XI |
| Mexico | Free kick with a Mexican player, header with Rafael Márquez |
| Captain’s Header | Márquez header tasks |
| Canada | Win 3 matches with 6 Canadians, lobbed through-ball assists, finesse goals |
| North America | 7 team goals, 5 assists, win by 2+, through-ball assists |
| Brazil ’94 Triumph | Include a Brazilian player in your lineup |
| Haiti/Panama | Field a Haitian or Panamanian player |
Phase 1: Unlock Dempsey and Márquez in one match
Both Clint Dempsey and Rafael Márquez are needed in later lineups, so unlock them before building your grind squads. A single low-stakes game handles both.
Note: If you would rather skip the warm-up, both players can be bought from the market and slotted directly into the next squads.
Phase 2: USA and Mexico grind (6 matches)
Build your first 4-4-2 (2) lineup to cover the American and Mexican tasks together. Win these games on minimum World Class difficulty in Squad Battles, or play them in Rivals or Champions if you prefer online modes.
- 6 USA players, including Dempsey.
- 3 Mexican players, including Márquez.
- 1 Brazilian player for the Brazil ’94 task.
- 1 player from Haiti or Panama (use your best meta pick here).
Phase 3: Canada grind (3 to 5 matches)
The Canadian portion locks its final milestones to online play, so swap to a new lineup and queue up Live Events, Rivals, or Champions.
- 6 Canadian players in the starting 11.
- 1 Brazilian player if the Brazil ’94 task is still open.
- 4 of your strongest meta players to secure wins.
Phase 4: Rush mode for the team totals
Rush is a 5v5 mode, so there is no 11-man squad to build. Pick a strong attacker or midfielder from the USA, Canada, or Mexico and let the shared team stats carry the rest.
How to confirm completion and avoid wasted games
Each objective shows a progress bar inside the Journey of Nations hub under the Objectives tab. A task only counts when its exact condition is met, so an assist logged with the wrong position or a shot that is not actually low-driven will leave the counter unchanged. Keep your required nation players on the pitch for the full match, since pulling them voids that nation’s tracking.
The free kick and Márquez header are the tasks players most often get stuck on. If the free kick refuses to count, note that it is one of three tasks in its group, so you may be able to finish the group without it. Once every sub-group reads complete, the North America Completionist node unlocks and Hugo Sánchez lands in your club as an untradeable item.
North America Completionist rewards
Every segment pays out player items and Evolutions as you go, and the headline prize sits at the end of the chain.
| Group | Notable rewards |
|---|---|
| USA | Star Chaser Evo, 85+ pick, 91 Auston Trusty, 90 Mark McKenzie, 88 DaMarcus Beasley, 89 Diego Luna, 87 Christian Pulisic |
| Haiti/Panama | Relentless Rise Evo, 92 Derrick Etienne Jr., 92 José Córdoba, 91 Thierry Henry Icon (10-match loan), 91 Cecilio Waterman, 91 Leverton Pierre, picks and packs |
| Dempsey’s Journey | 89 Clint Dempsey Fantasy UT Hero, Low Driven Shot+ Evo, 84+ pick |
| Mexico | 93 Guillermo Ochoa, 91 Israel Reyes, Memo’s Legacy Evo, 88 Jorge Campos, 89 Orbelín Pineda |
| Street Soccer | Street Soccer Evo, 92 Liam Millar, 86+ pick, multiple 85+ packs |
| Canada | 94 Tani Oluwaseyi, Pass, Eh Evo, 91 Niko Sigur, 85 Promise David, 85 Tajon Buchanan, 90 Jonathan David, 84 Alphonso Davies, packs |
| Captain’s Header | 87+ picks, 86+ packs, 88 Rafael Márquez UT Heroes |
| North America | Chasing the Spotlight Evo, three 88+ picks |
| Brazil ’94 Triumph | 1 of 5 88+ Rare Gold Players Pick |
| North America Completionist | 95 Hugo Sánchez Journey of Nations Icon |
Is the Hugo Sánchez Icon worth the grind?
The 95 OVR Hugo Sánchez Journey of Nations Icon is a finishing-first striker built to lead a meta attack. He pairs 94 Pace, 96 Shooting, and 94 Dribbling with a 5-star weak foot, so he punishes chances inside the box with either foot.
His PlayStyles+ loadout includes Finesse Shot+, Technical+, Low Driven+, and First Touch+, and his roles cover Advanced Forward++, False 9++, Poacher++, and Target Forward++. That role spread lets him fit a range of tactics rather than a single setup.
Beyond the card itself, Sánchez feeds the wider Journey of Nations Completionist path, which leads toward a 97 OVR Maradona reward. With the player picks, packs, and Evolutions stacked on top, the North America track is one of the quicker Completionist groups to finish for the value it returns, and the route above keeps it to around ten games.
