Electronic Arts has announced the release of EA Sports FC 26 Version 1.0.4, delivering a number of important gameplay refinements and bug fixes across multiple modes. The patch focuses heavily on gameplay responsiveness, particularly improving physical tackles and goalkeeper performance, while also correcting issues with Finesse Shots and player animations. For fans of realistic play, the update reverts an earlier defensive positioning change in Authentic Gameplay mode, maintaining competitive balance.
Beyond gameplay, the update introduces fixes across Ultimate Team, Career Mode, and Clubs, addressing connection errors, user interface problems, and player interaction bugs. Additional quality-of-life improvements include updated pre-match information displays and visual adjustments to match settings.
Full Patch Notes:
Gameplay
- Addressed cases where players were unable to perform Physical Tackles, particularly when using specific PlayStyles (e.g., Bruiser).
- [Authentic Gameplay Only] Reverted the kickoff defensive positioning changes introduced in v1.0.2.
- Note: Competitive gameplay remains unchanged.
- Fixed instances where Finesse Shots curled in the opposite direction of their intended trajectory.
- Corrected an issue where a Trivela Shot could occur instead of the intended Finesse Shot.
- Fixed cases where players pulled out of blocking animations prematurely during shot attempts.
Goalkeeping Improvements
- Increased responsiveness of goalkeeper saves.
- Fixed instances where goalkeepers did not face the ball after making a save.
- Improved timing window for manually requesting a save.
- Increased auto-positioning assistance when attempting to claim a cross.
Ultimate Team
- Change: Matches will now be played at night when the Stadium Shadow option is set to Off.
- Fixed an issue where certain Evolutions were not displaying properly after navigating through specific UI flows.
Clubs
- Fixed an issue causing the “connection to lobby lost” error to appear when searching for a League Match.
Career Mode
- Fixed an issue where contract extension messages were not appearing in the Central Hub.
- Resolved cases where players could not interact with transfer offers after submitting transfer requests.
General, Audio, and Visual
- Added Game Type information to the pre-match screen in Kick Off.
- [PC Only] Fixed an issue where resolution changes in full-screen mode were not being saved.
- Addressed various stability issues across all platforms.
EA Sports FC 26 is a soccer simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by Electronic Arts. It launched worldwide on September 26, 2025, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Amazon Luna. It serves as the third installment in the EA Sports FC franchise, continuing the legacy of EA’s long-running football series.
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