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Jordozer
Rising Rookie
2 months ago

WISH FC26 - Please bring back National Teams

Dear EA employees and fellow EA FC enthusiasts,

I have a big big wish for over 10 years that I feel like is not really being focused on in career mode and even neglected over the last years.

For me building a national team through dynamic potential and youth scouting was (and still is) such a incredibly fun part (if not the most) of manager mode! Back in the day there were so much more national teams in FIFA/EAFC. Slowly over the years most teams got removed. I really hope that more national teams come back to the game for EAFC 26 + hopefully also newly added national teams that were not in the game before. I hope there can be at least a generic version of countries if there are license difficulties, just like with Paraguay and Bulgaria a few years ago; even if that means that it requires fake players like in the Brazilian league.

Also being able to play a Africa Cup or Asia Cup and a more varying World Cup would be so cool and would bring so much joy and variety to career mode! Now it's always the same countries if I'm honest. The tournaments could all be added as unlicensed tournaments in my opinion if this makes it easier to add to the game because of licensing difficulties.

I reckon alot of people also join me in this. I really really really hope someone influencial to EA see this or can pass it through to the developers, because this can really give career mode a much needed boost. I really am 100% certain that a big part of the EAFC/FIFA community would love to see the return of national teams with a expanded form (more countries from South America, Africa, Asia + continental tournaments).

Cheers and thank you for making this game and giving us possibilities to share feedback!

Kind regards,

Jordi

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  • Jordozer's avatar
    Jordozer
    Rising Rookie
    27 days ago

    IceInMyVeinzzz​ I honestly tried at Sofifa (career mode audience) and I got banned I think... I also sent MGH a message on Instagram but he didn't read yet. All I can think of is to keep posting neutral messages on forums like Sofifa so others will also start posting on other forums and youtube videos. But I fear I could get banned again possibly. Also I think the kids that are passionate about the game don't realize this is needed, we cannot do it with just a few people...

    I am a bit lost in actions tbh....

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    IceInMyVeinzzz
    Rising Novice
    29 days ago

    You are right with the stadiums- lots of simple fixes that can go a long way. 


    Yes please spread this link as much as possible. I feel like lots of players would love an International Manager Mode.

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    Jordozer
    Rising Rookie
    31 days ago

    So are 100% right my friend. The US is also one of the few true national team RTG combined with a league (MLS in this case) that is still left. Almost no other exist apart from a few smaller European countries. This is exactly what I also like.

    And most definitely you are also right about the stadiums. I also noticed it, it also adds to the unsatisfied feeling of national team management, it becomes so standard so quick. You would think it is relatively easy to program a game to host in specific stadiums, the stadiums all have country codes I think. So the tournaments just need a randomizer in stadium choice connected to the countries. We can literally have a World Cup in USA / Argentina / Saudi Arabia / alot of the European countries, so there are alot of chances already here. But definitely this is also a very big wish of mine too, something small, but it makes it alot better!

    If you know people, try to spread the message. I will post this link more often on Sofifa now, hopefully people from EA pick it up 🤞

  • I couldn’t agree more, it’s my favorite part of career mode. I recently did a youth academy rebuild of the USA National team. While it was pretty fun, it has soooo much more potential than what it is currently. I think this game would be so much better with a separate International Manger Mode with World Cup qualifiers and other international tournaments.

    First off,  having more countries is a NEED. Even if it’s generic kits- I DONT CARE. Having more competitions like a South American championship and a North American championship to go along with Asian and African championships would be so much fun.

    Another thing with that is having actual host nations. I noticed when I played with the USA in the “International Cup”, I played in the LA Galaxy stadium almost every game, along with the friendlies. I just felt like the game lacked so much creativity in that aspect and can be EASILY improved by having host nations. For example each game could be played in different Premier League stadiums (which are already in the game) if the cup is hosted in England. 

    Another thing that comes to mind is player name repetition. Half my players had the same last name- that’s such an easy fix. Even use AI to generate names honestly. It’s the simple things that lack creativity that can make this game so much better. Hope some of these things can come to light with the World Cup coming up during FC 26.

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