The 89+ Summer Tournament Historical Nations Upgrade is a repeatable Squad Building Challenge in EA Sports FC 26 Ultimate Team, tied to the 2026 World Cup running across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Complete it and you earn a pack that guarantees one Icon or Hero rated 89 or higher, drawn from nations that qualified for the summer tournament. The pool is limited to past campaign items released up to April 17th.
Quick answer: Finish all three squads (85, 86, and 87 rated) to receive the 89+ Summer Tournament Historical Pack, which contains one untradeable Icon or Hero rated 89+ from a qualified nation. The SBC is repeatable with unlimited completions until it expires on June 21, 2026.
Rewards from the 89+ Summer Tournament Historical Nations Upgrade
Each of the three squads pays out its own pack, and finishing the full set delivers the headline reward. The top prize is the 89+ Summer Tournament Historical Pack, which is untradeable and locks one Icon or Hero into your club.
| Challenge | Pack reward |
|---|---|
| Group completion | 1x 89+ Summer Tournament Historical Pack (Untradeable) |
| 85-Rated Squad | 1x x2 Players Pack |
| 86-Rated Squad | 1x Small Electrum Players Pack |
| 87-Rated Squad | 1x Electrum Players Pack |
Squad requirements for each challenge
There are three squads to submit. The 85 and 86 rated squads both require at least one special player from a recent campaign, while the 87 rated squad only checks team rating.
| Squad | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 85-Rated Squad | Min. 1 player from TOTW, TOTS, or a Festival of Football / FOF special variant; Min. Team Rating 85 |
| 86-Rated Squad | Min. 1 player from TOTW, TOTS, or a Festival of Football / FOF special variant; Min. Team Rating 86 |
| 87-Rated Squad | Min. Team Rating 87 |
The accepted special items for the 85 and 86 squads include Team of the Week, Team of the Season and its TOTS Breakthrough, TOTS Honourable Mentions, and TOTS Champions variants, plus the Festival of Football range such as Captains, Answer the Call, Showdown, Showdown Upgrade, Star Performer, Greats of the Game Hero, Festival of Football ICON, Path to Glory, National Pride, and National Pride Red.
Cost and reward value
Completing all three challenges costs roughly 44,050 coins on console and around 47,750 on PC for a single run. The guaranteed reward carries an estimated value near 72,583 coins, so the upside depends on which 89+ card the pack delivers.
Because the cards are pulled at random from a fixed pool, results swing from a baseline 89-rated item up to a far more valuable Icon. The price gap between the entry cost and the top-end pull is what makes the challenge worth a roll for many players.
Which nations and players can you pull
The pack only includes Icons and Heroes from nations qualified for the 2026 summer tournament, so every result comes from a strong footballing background. Items are limited to campaigns released up to the mid-April cutoff, covering TOTY, Golazo, Future Stars, and early Festival of Football releases.
| Nation | Notable Icons or Heroes |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Ronaldo, Pelé, Ronaldinho |
| France | Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira |
| Argentina | Javier Mascherano (Hero) and high-rated Icons |
| Germany | Lothar Matthäus, Philipp Lahm |
Names such as Pelé, Zidane, and Johan Cruyff are possible pulls as long as their card belongs to a qualified nation and was released before the April 17th cutoff. The exact card you get is not guaranteed beyond the 89+ rating and the Icon or Hero type.
Repeatability, duplicates, and expiry
The SBC can be completed an unlimited number of times until it expires on June 21, 2026. That makes it useful for clearing out fodder and chasing multiple Icon or Hero pulls during the event window.
If you pull a duplicate, you are not stuck with it. High-rated dupes can be fed straight back into another run of the upgrade, which lowers the coin cost of your next completion.
You will know the challenge worked when the 89+ Summer Tournament Historical Pack opens after the group is marked complete and an untradeable Icon or Hero lands in your club. As long as your submitted squads meet the rating floor and the required special-card condition for the 85 and 86 squads, each submission confirms instantly.
