FC 26 Rewind Promo: The Season's Best Cards Return Today

Published 2026-08-21 · DB.Coins Blog

The final stretch of FC 26 Ultimate Team is here, and EA is closing the season with Rewind — a promo built around upgraded re-releases of the best special cards from the whole FC 26 cycle.

What is the Rewind promo?

Rewind takes standout cards from earlier promos — Team of the Season, FUTTIES winners, showdown cards and more — and re-releases them with boosted ratings. It's essentially a "greatest hits" of FC 26, and it usually means some of the most usable cards of the year hit packs at once.

Community leaks point to headline cards for Ousmane Dembélé, Bruno Fernandes and Caroline Graham Hansen, with no ICON cards expected in this one. As always with leaks, treat names as unconfirmed until EA reveals the official squad.

When does it start?

• Promo start: 21 August, 6:00 PM UK time (10:30 PM IST)
• Expected length: around one week, rolling into the Pre-Season campaign
• Format: packable promo squad plus SBCs and objectives

Why Rewind matters this late in the season

With FC 27 launching on 25 September, Rewind is one of the last chances to grab elite cards for your FC 26 squad. Prices on promo cards typically crash during end-of-season events because so much supply enters the market — which makes this one of the cheapest windows of the whole year to build a dream team.

If you've been waiting all season to afford that one special card, the next few weeks are when it finally becomes realistic.

Our take

Don't sit on fodder — SBC prices tend to spike briefly when a big promo SBC drops, then fall. And if you want to actually enjoy the endgame content, make sure your coin balance is ready before the market moves. DB.Coins offers safe trading that increases your coin balance with instant delivery, so you can react to promo drops the moment they happen.