FUT Birthday has arrived in FIFA 21's Ultimate Team and Team 2 is now live!
So far, the long-anticipated promo has gotten off to a stunning start with some exceptional cards on offer.
This exciting promo event celebrates the creation of the popular FIFA mode.
Twelve years ago, the FUT game mode was first introduced to the world and every year EA mark the occasion with a FUT Birthday promo.
Here's what you need to know about FIFA 21's FUT Birthday promo event!
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Team 2 Revealed
We can't be 100% certain that this is the team that will arrive tomorrow evening, but if it does, we can't complain.
Premier League stars Raheem Sterling and Adama Traore are sure to be fan favourites, whilst Ryan Kent will be back to haunt Weekend Leagues once more.
Team 1 Arrives - 26th March
Team 1 is here, and it is STACKED!
92-rated Thiago leads the way in terms of ratings, though that 91-rated CAM Sane is sure to warrant a huge transfer fee.
The skill move and weak foot upgrades from last years promotion have made their way across to FIFA 21 too!
Team 1 will be available in packs until 5:59pm GMT on Friday, April 2.
What Is It?
To celebrate the creation of the game mode's creation, EA put on a special and imaginative promo.
The Promo aims to give back to players with extra bonuses, rewards and special player items.
These feature game-breaking boosts, position changes and alterations to a player's skill moves and weak foot.
Release Date
FUT Birthday will release on the 26th March 2021 and will last for two weeks.
This event will end on the 9th April 2021.
What Time Does FUT Birthday Start?
FIFA 21's FUT Birthday will start at 6pm GMT.
FUT Birthday Squads
The main selling points of the FUT Birthday events in previous years have been the FUT Birthday squads, which should feature two teams full of stars that add to the pool of meta players in FIFA Ultimate Team.
Last year, FUT Birthday focused on popular players, however, added boosted Skill Move and Weak Foot players into the mix, with 5* boosts and occasionally double boosts granted to popular cards within FUT.
For example, last year we saw the likes of a 5* Skill, 5* Weak Foot Mbappe, as well as a 5* 5* Saint-Maximin, which proved to be some of the best cards in the game even in late March, proving the potential of the cards released during FUT Birthday!
Team 1
FIFA 20's FUT Birthday Team 1
Card Designs
Expected FUT Birthday Content
FUT Birthday in previous years has been an event that is heavily centred around pack sales, so don’t be too surprised if this is a pretty pack heavy event. Nevertheless, we can expect a fair bit of non-pack content, including:
- Party Bag SBCs
- FUT Birthday & Flashback Player SBCs
- Upgrade & Pack SBCs
- FUT Birthday Objectives
- Extra Weekend League Player Picks
- Engagement Rewards
- Promo Packs
FUT Birthday SBCs
Team 1
Lukas Podolski
Celebrate FUT 09 with this FUT Birthday Lukas Podolski with a 5* star skill move upgrade.
Check out the cheapest solution here.
Rodrigo Palacio
Celebrate FUT 10 with this FUT Birthday Rodrigo Palacio with a 5* star skill move upgrade.
Check out the cheapest solution here.
Mesut Ozil
Celebrate FUT 11 with this FUT Birthday Mesut Ozil with a 5* weak foot upgrade.
Check out the cheapest solution here.
Arturo Vidal
Celebrate FUT 12 with this FUT Birthday Mesut Ozil with a 5* skill moves upgrade.
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Eliaquim Mangala
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Marco Reus
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Gervinho
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Team 2
Dimitri Payet
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Renato Sanches
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Eric Bailly
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Geoffrey Kondogbia
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Jeremiah St. Juste
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Other SBC Content
We're also expecting the following content at some point.
Party Bag SBCs
Party Bag SBCs have featured in FUT in recent months, and we're expecting to see more arrive in the promotion which granted them their debut back in FUT 20.
FUT Birthday, Player Moments & Flashback Player SBCs
In FUT 20, we saw a whole host of FUT Birthday (Manolas, Pope, Rodrigo, Sarr, Bergwijn, Amavi and Ozil), Player Moments (Ramsey) and Flashback (Ogbonna, Taarabt, Biabiany and Hulk) Player SBCs, celebrating some fan favourite players in previous FIFAs. These should easily return this year in FUT 21.
Upgrade & Pack SBCs
Definitely expect upgrades to return for FUT Birthday in FUT 21, with things like the 2x81+, 82-88, 83+ and 80+ Player Picks returning.
Alongside this, in previous years we’ve had daily FUT Birthday themed SBCs around players that were popular in previous FIFAs, ranging from FUT 09 all the way through to FUT 19. We expect more of the same this year!
FUT Birthday Objectives
Team 1
Klaas Huntelaar
Complete these objectives to earn a FUT Birthday Klaas Huntelaar.
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Samba Stars
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Scott Dann
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Steve Mandanda
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Hamza Choudhury
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Rewards
Extra WL Player Picks
Another addition into objectives, last year during FUT Birthday we had extra red player picks available as an extra incentive to engage with FUT Champs.
With 3 extra picks up for grabs, 1 each for 10, 18 and 24 wins, this offered a chance at all players up until TOTW 29, meaning some top-level players were potentially up for grabs.
Engagement Rewards
Throughout FUT 20’s FUT Birthday, every day new objectives were released that allowed players to work towards some engagement themed rewards, with greater offers available for continued engagement throughout the event.
Packs
Promo Packs will also be a staple of the event, with lightning rounds at peak times around the release of the FUT Birthday squads, and daily store refreshes of high value packs.
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