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FC 25 Winter Wildcards explained: Full schedule and what to expect

Time for some festive fun!

Key art for EA Sports FC 25 Winter Wildcards promo, with a real-life image of Erling Haaland superimposed on top.

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Published: Tuesday, 24 December 2024 at 12:31 pm

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The festive season is always a busy time for EA Sports FC, and FC 25 is no exception, with the Winter Wildcards promo now under way!

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So, whether you've been playing since launch or you've just picked up the game as a Christmas present, there will be Winter Wildcards for you to find in Ultimate Team.

If you can tear yourself away from all the live football on TV over the Christmas break, you could pack some pretty impressive cards during Winter Wildcards.

Read on for the full schedule and what to expect from Winter Wildcards in FC 25.

FC 25 Winter Wildcards schedule

There will be three weeks of Winter Wildcards in FC 25, meaning there will be a trilogy of squads for you to try and collect.

The FC 25 Winter Wildcard schedule should look like this:

Long-term players will be used to this cadence by now, with Friday teatime being the usual slot when big updates drop.

With Team 1 sticking to that time period, we'd expect the subsequent weeks to do the same.

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What to expect from FC 25 Winter Wildcards

In terms of what to expect, the most obvious element is that new cards will be available to find in packs from each of those squads.

Team 1 includes 26 present-day players, as well as 14 classics from the past (in the form of Icons and Heroes).

But that's not all that's going on! There are also SBCs every day — think of it like an advent calendar — allowing you to collect some brilliant players if your squad-building skills are up to snuff.

So far, we've seen Leroy Sané, Nuno Mendes and Diego Forlán among the SBCs on offer.

EA has also promised "all kinds of upgrades" including position changes, Skill Moves/Week Foot Upgrades, 99-stat statistical upgrades, PlayStyles, Roles+ and Roles++.

During the Winter Wildcards promo, FC 25 Season 4 will kick off on Thursday 26th December at 8am GMT. The new season is called 'Strength in Numbers' and will bring even more content to the game.

All in all, this should be a super fun way to spend the Christmas break! More info on the festivities can be found on the game's official website.

FC 25 Winter Wildcards: All cards confirmed so far

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As confirmed in the social post above, the full squad for FC 25 Winter Wildcards Team 1 looks like this:

They weren't kidding when they called these 'wildcards', were they? Haaland as a CB sounds like pure chaos, but maybe it's worth a try?

The next two squads will be announced on Fridays at 6pm. You'll be able to see them in the game and on the EA Sports FC social media accounts.

We'll see you in the new year for some more FC goodness! In the meantime, why not try our quiz below?

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