It's Wednesday, 16 September 2026, and I am sitting in front of the FC 27 Web App like a raccoon who has just discovered an unguarded bin. The full game isn't even out worldwide yet — Early Access is still lurking around the corner — and yet EA has already dropped the first Team of the Week of the FC 27 cycle. Twenty-three In-Form cards, live in packs, tradable on a market that currently has roughly the liquidity of a puddle. What could possibly go wrong? Well, my coin balance, for a start.
Let me be honest with you: I told myself I was only logging in to "look." I was not going to buy anything. I was going to be sensible, patient, and financially responsible. Then I saw a 91-rated Lamine Yamal and all of my principles evaporated like a goalkeeper's confidence in the 90th minute.
The Headliner Is, Shockingly, the Headliner
Yamal's TOTW 1 card is a 91-rated RW with 87 Pace, 85 Shooting, 88 Passing and 94 Dribbling. Ninety-four dribbling. In September. Before most people have even finished the tutorial. Is that fair? Probably not. Am I going to spend every coin I own trying to get him? Absolutely.
He's joined at the top table by Melchie Dumornay, whose 89-rated LM card looks genuinely terrifying: 93 Pace, 86 Shooting, 81 Passing and 91 Dribbling. If you enjoy watching defenders chase shadows, this is the card for you.
David Raya also lands an 89-rated GK item — a rare moment where a goalkeeper gets to feel special — while Marcus Thuram, Lucy Bronze and Felix Nmecha each pick up 86-rated In-Forms.
The Full Squad, Because You'd Only Ask Anyway
| Player | Rating | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamine Yamal | 91 | RW | Barcelona |
| David Raya | 89 | GK | Arsenal |
| Melchie Dumornay | 89 | LM | OL Lyonnes |
| Lucy Bronze | 86 | CB | Chelsea |
| Felix Nmecha | 86 | CM | Borussia Dortmund |
| Marcus Thuram | 86 | ST | Inter |
| Brugts | 85 | LB | Barcelona |
| Memeti | 84 | RM | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Matvey Safonov | 84 | GK | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Amanda Gutierres | 83 | ST | — |
| Álvaro Carreras | 83 | LB | Real Madrid |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 82 | RW | Arsenal |
| Lewis Dunk | 80 | CB | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Stoica | 80 | LM | — |
| Mijans | 80 | ST | — |
| Engelhardt | 80 | CDM | SC Freiburg |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 80 | CAM | FC Basel |
| Paradela | 80 | RW | — |
| Tiago Santos | 80 | RB | Lille |
| Damiani | 80 | ST | — |
| Orban | 80 | ST | — |
| Mastantuono | 80 | RM | Fiorentina |
| Koné-Doherty | 80 | RM | — |
Twenty-three players, spanning men's and women's football, a pile of leagues, and just about every position you could want. It's a genuinely nice spread for an opening squad.
My Market Experience: A Comedy in Three Acts
Here's the thing nobody tells you about TOTW 1 in a pre-launch market: there are barely any cards, barely any coins, and absolutely no chill. I opened the Transfer Market, filtered for In-Forms, and found a grand total of about four listings. Four! I've seen more selection at a petrol station at 3 a.m.
And here's my favourite part — a high Buy Now price means nothing right now. Seeing a card listed at an eye-watering number does not mean anyone is paying it. Should you panic-buy the first Yamal you see? Please don't. Check recent listings, look at what's actually selling, and remember that once Early Access kicks off and coins start flooding in, prices can swing wildly in either direction.
If you're trading on the Web App or Companion App before launch, treat every price like it's written in pencil. Because it is.
The Quiet Value of a Boring 80
Everyone's drooling over the 91s, but let me defend the humble 80-rated In-Forms for a second. Historically, TOTW cards become requirements in Squad Building Challenges — and an 80-rated In-Form can be worth far more than its face value when a specific SBC demands one. So those unglamorous cards at the bottom of the list? They're not junk. They're lottery tickets with better manners.
So what's my actual plan? Grab a couple of cheap 80s, keep some coins in reserve, and resist the urge to blow everything on a card I'll replace in a fortnight. Sensible. Mature. Almost certainly doomed.
TOTW 2 arrives on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, which means I have exactly one week to make good decisions. Based on my track record, I'd say there's a 12% chance of that happening. Wish me luck — and check those recent listings, yeah?