EA Sports FC 26 has finally dropped, and you can complete the Early Access Challenge 1 as one of the first non-repeatable SBCs to get an untradeable Rare Gold Pack.
Here’s to another year of getting rid of your fodder cards to complete Squad Building Challenges in exchange for better players to strengthen your squads for Rivals, Rush, and Squad Battles. Like always, these challenges require you to complete tasks, and you get rewards in return.
With that said, here’s everything you need to know about the Early Access Challenge 1 SBC tasks and solutions in EA Sports FC 26.
EA Sports FC 26 Early Access Challenge 1 SBC tasks
This challenge has only one task, and here’s what you need to do:
Min. three countries or regions in your starting 11
Max. three clubs in your starting 11
Min. five players from the same league in your starting 11
Min. five rare players in your starting 11
Min. team overall rating should be 65
Total chemistry of the team should be 25, at least
The rare card criteria don’t mean you have to stick to Gold cards only. You can choose from Silver and Bronze rare cards, too. However, the trickiest part of this SBC is getting three nationalities and hitting 25 chemistry right at the same time, but I have got your back with the cheapest solution below.
EA Sports FC 26 Early Access Challenge 1 SBC solutions
Ramona Maier 74
Charlie Reilly 60
Cameron Congreve 62
Paul Digby 64
César Garza 61
Lilli Purtscheller 76
Magnus Brøndbo 58
Billy Koumetio 62
Lany Bäcker 57
Kim Sindermann 66
If you want to purchase every single card, expect to spend around 3,900 Coins to complete the SBC. However, before spending the hard-earned coins, check your Club to see if you have any of those cards, lowering the final cost of the challenge.
Once done, you get an untradeable Rare Gold Pack that gives you 12 Rare Gold Player and Club items, out of which three are players, and one is guaranteed to be rated 81 or higher—100% worth it in my opinion.