FIFAUTeam maps out FC 27 Winter Wildcards with estimated dates and card pools

FIFAUTeam has outlined the expected shape of EA SPORTS FC 27 Winter Wildcards, estimating that the holiday Ultimate Team promo will start on 18 December 2026 at 18:00 and end on 1 January 2027 at 18:00. The guide points to a Best of Winter re-release, three themed squads, and special items with permanent stat boosts.

Estimated Winter Wildcards schedule for FC 27

Winter Wildcards has been part of the festive cycle since it first appeared in FIFA 22, and FIFAUTeam says FC 27 should follow the same formula. The outlet’s estimated timetable puts the Best of Winter re-release in place from 17 December to 31 December, with the main drops arriving across the holiday period.

The dates listed by FIFAUTeam are:

• Best of Winter Re-Release: 17/12 to 31/12
• Team 1: 18/12 to 24/12
• Team 2: 24/12 to 01/01
• Team 3: 25/12 to 01/01

That schedule means the promo crosses Christmas and New Year with overlapping squads, including Team 2 and Team 3 both available on 25 December. The re-release pool also runs alongside the new squads, giving players a second route into the event’s special items.

What Winter Wildcards items do in Ultimate Team

FIFAUTeam describes Winter Wildcards cards as a special item category that temporarily replaces a player’s normal card. The cards arrive with boosted ratings and stats, and the guide says they can be found in packs, objectives and SBCs. The outlet also says the promo can bring position changes, weak foot or skill move upgrades, 99-rated stats, new playstyles, and PlayStyle+ or ++ assignments.

The same guide is clear about how the items work after release. As FIFAUTeam puts it, “Winter Wildcard items cannot be upgraded, and their stats remain permanent, without any changes until the end of the game.”

That makes the event a fixed-content drop rather than a live upgrade chain. Once the card is out, its ratings do not change later in the season.

Names in the re-release pool

The Best of Winter re-release is where FIFAUTeam expects some of the strongest returning cards to resurface. The list includes Diego Maradona at 96, Alexia Putellas at 92, Rodri at 91, Rivaldo at 91, Gareth Bale at 89 and Kylian Mbappé at 92. Other notable names on the page include Jude Bellingham at 92, David Beckham at 89, Bruno Fernandes at 88, Theo Hernández at 88, Wendie Renard at 86 and Eusébio at 92.

The re-release also stretches across men’s and women’s football, with special items for players in a wide range of positions. FIFAUTeam’s list shows that the pool is not limited to one league or one type of player profile, which is typical of the promo’s history.

Team drops, Icons and SBC cards

FIFAUTeam’s FC 27 page also breaks out the themed squads. Team 1 includes Gerónimo Rulli, Federico Valverde, Gabriel Magalhães, Alexis Mac Allister, Ousmane Dembélé, Trinity Rodman, Mary Fowler, Rafael Leão and Claudia Pina. Team 2 features Kevin De Bruyne, Pedri, Lauren James, Rodrygo and Julián Álvarez. Team 3 includes Patri Guijarro, Marcus Rashford, Nico Williams, Patrik Schick and Omar Marmoush.

The promo is also set to include Icons and Heroes. FIFAUTeam lists Zinedine Zidane, Johan Cruyff, Ronaldinho, Cafu, Ferenc Puskás, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Yaya Touré among the returning special names.

A separate SBC and Objectives section adds another layer to the event, with players such as Thibaut Courtois, Moisés Caicedo, Michaël Essien, Paulo Dybala, Kadidiatou Diani, Alexander Isak and Temwa Chawinga. FIFAUTeam’s setup suggests Winter Wildcards will spread across packs, challenges and objectives rather than relying on a single acquisition route.

The outlet presents the dates as estimates, not confirmed official timings, but the structure matches the familiar Winter Wildcards pattern seen in previous years: a holiday promo with a re-release pool, three themed squads and special cards available through multiple Ultimate Team paths.