FC 26 Cornerstones is done, but you can still grab OP Cristiano Ronaldo and Florian Wirtz cards thanks to the season's first big promo. This particular EA FC 26 card type awards an extra Club Link chemistry point, and features male and female stars perceived as the centrepiece of their team. All the details are below, along with the final FC 26 Cornerstones cards list.
FC 26 Cornerstones Team 1 best cards
We’re not into 90-OVR territory yet, but the best card in FC 26 Cornerstones Team 1 narrowly misses out. It belongs to Real Madrid and Uruguay CM Federico Valverde, with an overall rating of 89. Chelsea talisman Cole Palmer runs him close on 88, a rating shared by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes. Manchester City CM Tijjani Reijnders earns a new rating of 87, as does Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams. All FC 26 Cornerstones Team 1 cards can be viewed in the list at the foot of this guide.
FC 26 Cornerstones Team 2 best cards
The FC 26 Cornerstones Team 2 release date was Friday, October 3. It delivered our first Cristiano Ronaldo card of the new campaign, with a sturdy OVR of 88. Other standouts include Liverpool summer signing Florian Wirtz getting upgraded to 89, and Chelsea defensive stalwart Millie Bright also hitting the big eight-eight. Scroll on down for the full cards list.
FC 26 Cornerstones Martin Zubimendi SBC
Hot news, Arsenal fans: the first FC 26 Cornerstones SBC is for summer signing Martin Zubimendi. The Spaniard’s new card is set at CDM and 86-rated. Below are the five challenges you needed to complete to get him. It cost around 90,000 coins but sadly expired on Friday, September 26.
Challenge | Team rating | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|
Spain | 83 | Min 1 Spain player |
Premier League | 84 | Min 1 Premier League player |
84-rated squad | 84 | None |
85-rated squad | 85 | None |
86-rated squad | 86 | None |
FC 26 Cornerstones David Hancko SBC
Additional Cornerstones SBCs include Alyssa Thompson (LM, Chelsea, 85) and Nico Paz (CAM, Como, 85). To tie in with FC 26 Cornerstones Team 2 they were joined by Atletico Madrid centre-back David Hancko. Below are the four challenges you needed to complete to earn him.
Challenge | Team Rating | Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|
Atletico de Madrid | 81 | Min 1 Atletico Madrid player |
La Liga | 83 | Min 1 La Liga player & min 1 TOTW player |
84-Rated Squad | 84 | None |
Top Form | 84 | Min 1 TOTW player |
FC 26 Cornerstones Arnau Martinez Objectives
Friday, September 26 also brought our first FC 26 Cornerstones objectives player. Girona RB Arnau Martinez has an overall rating of 84, and his 85 Pace will come in very handy. To earn him, you had to complete four of the objectives below, though sadly the challenges have now expired. If you need a break from FUT in protest, run your peepers over our FC 26 career mode guide.
- Premier League: Play 5 matches in the Cornerstones Regular event using min. 3 Premier League players
- La Liga: Play 5 matches in the Cornerstones Regular event using min. 2 La Liga players
- Serie A: Play 5 matches in the Cornerstones Regular event using min. 2 Serie A players
- Win 4: Win 4 matches in the Cornerstones Regular event using min. 3 Premier League and 2 La Liga players
- Score 4: Score 4 goals in the Cornerstones Regular event while using min. 2 Bundesliga players
- Win 4: Win 4 matches in the Cornerstones Regular event while using min. 3 Bundesliga and 2 Serie A players
FC 26 Cornerstones Oscar Trejo Objectives
The week two FC 26 Cornerstones objectives player was Rayo Vallecano attacking midfielder Oscar Trejo. You had to tick off four of the challenges below by 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST on Friday, October 10 to earn him. For gameplay help, use our FC 26 skill moves guide.
- Argentina Connection: Play 5 matches in any mode using min. 1 Argentina player
- Assist 3: Assist 3 goals in Squad Battles on min. Semi Pro (or Rivals/Champions/Live Events/Rush)
- Score 6: Score 6 goals in Squad Battles on min. Semi Pro (or Rivals/Champions/Live Events/Rush) using a La Liga player
- Win 4: Win 4 matches in Rivals (or Champions/Live Events)
- Win 8: Win 8 matches in Squad Battles on min. Semi Pro (or Rush)
FC 26 Cornerstones cards list
The full FC 26 Cornerstones cards list, correct as of Monday, October 13, is as follows. Be sure to also dip into our FC 26 celebrations guide, and have a browse of the complete FC 26 stadiums list – with RB Salzburg and FC Basel among the new additions.
- Federico Valverde (CM, Real Madrid) - 89
- Florian Wirtz (CAM, Liverpool) - 89
- Cole Palmer (CAM, Chelsea) - 88
- Bruno Fernandes (CAM, Manchester United) - 88
- Millie Bright (CB, Chelsea) - 88
- Cristiano Ronaldo (ST, Al-Nassr) - 88
- Tijjani Reijnders (CM, Manchester City) - 87
- Nico Williams (LM, Atletico Madrid) - 87
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (RB, Real Madrid) - 87
- Kim Little (CDM, Arsenal) - 87
- Claudia Pina (LW, Barcelona) - 87
- Martin Zubimendi (CDM, Arsenal) - 86
- Luis Diaz (LM, FC Bayern) - 86
- Mikel Oyarzabal (ST, Real Sociedad) - 86
- Wendie Renard (CB, Paris SG) - 86
- Karim Adeyemi (RM, Dortmund) - 86
- Joao Neves (CM, Paris SG) - 86
- Balde (LB, Barcelona) - 86
- Willi Orban (CB, RB Leipzig) - 86
- Riccardo Orsolini (RM, Bologna) - 85
- Denise O’Sullivan (CDM, NC Courage) - 85
- Corentin Tolisso (CM, Lyon) - 85
- Gianluca Mancini (CB, AS Roma) - 85
- Ryan Yates (CDM, Nottingham Forest) - 85
- Giovanni Di Lorenzo (RB, Napoli) - 85
- Malik Tillman (CAM, Bayer Leverkusen) - 85
- Matteo Retegui (ST, Al-Qadisiyah) - 85
- Nico Paz (CAM, Como) - 85
- Alyssa Thompson (LM, Chelsea) - 85
- David Hancko (CB, Atletico Madrid) - 85
- Khephren Thuram (CM, Juventus) - 85
- Marten de Roon (CM, Atalanta) - 85
- Jordan Pickford (GK, Everton) - 85
- Elisabeth Terland (ST, Manchester United) - 85
- Angelo Stiller (CDM, Stuttgart) - 85
- Jule Brand (LW, Lyon) - 85
- Brandon Chardonnet (CB, Brest) - 85
- Evander (CAM, Cincinatti) - 85
- Yazmeen Ryan (LM, Houston Dash) - 85
- Arnau Martinez (RM, Girona) - 84
- Brad Guzan (GK, Atlanta) - 84
- Lisa Karl (LB, Freiburg) - 84
- Mohammed Kudus (RW, Tottenham) - 84
- Jade Le Guilly (RB, Paris SG) - 84
- Maghnes Akliouche (CAM, Monaco) - 84
- Christian Gunter (CB, Freiburg) - 84
- Darlington Nagbe (CM, Columbus Crew) - 83
- Diego Chara (CDM, Portland) - 83
- Marwene Saadane (CB, Al Fateh) - 83
- Lauri (ST, Granada) - 83
- Oscar Trejo (CAM, Rayo Vallecano) - 83
- Carles Gil (CAM, New England) - 83
- Angel Gomes (CM, Marseille) - 83
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