FC 26 Guide: How to Complete Journey of Nations: South America Objective

The Journey of Nations: South America objective set is live in EA SPORTS FC 26, and it's one you'll want to knock out efficiently. Complete this set plus one more next week and you're looking at a 97-rated Maradona card. The catch is that the tasks are spread across two distinct phases, each demanding a different squad configuration. Tackle them without a plan and you'll burn through matches chasing overlapping requirements. Follow this phase-by-phase breakdown and you can wrap the whole thing in 10 games.

What squad do you need for Phase 1?

Phase 1 covers matches 1 through 5 and requires a specific mix of nationalities. Your squad must include:

Six Brazilians (one must be Ronaldinho, one must play as a RB)
Four Colombians (one must occupy the CAM position)
One Uruguayan (use Diego Forlan, who is available directly from the objective set)

Building around Ronaldinho and Forlan from the start matters here because both players have dedicated task chains you need to track simultaneously.

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Pick up Diego Forlan from the objective rewards before you build your squad. He's free and slots straight into the Uruguayan requirement without spending coins.

South America objectives menu

Phase 1 task breakdown

Here's every task you need to complete across those five matches:

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The Brazil task is the one that demands the most from a single match. Set the difficulty to Beginner in Squad Battles and pick a weak AI opponent to hit 7 goals without conceding more than 1. That same match is your best window to knock out the Colombia five-goal requirement too, since you'll already be attacking freely.

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The Ongoing task runs across all 10 matches, not just Phase 1. Make sure your South American players are contributing 2 goals and 1 assist every single game or you'll have to replay matches.

What squad do you need for Phase 2?

Phase 2 covers matches 6 through 10 and requires a squad rebuild. The six Brazilians from Phase 1 carry over, but the Colombian and Uruguayan slots get replaced:

Four players from Argentina
One player from Ecuador or Paraguay
Six Brazilians (same as Phase 1)

You don't need to use the same individual Brazilian players, but keeping them consistent avoids any confusion with the Brazil-specific task.

Phase 2 task breakdown

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The Brazil task here is the one that catches players off guard. You need a Brazilian midfielder or attacker with at least 80 Passing to register a First Touch Assist in every single Phase 2 match. Check your Brazilian players' Passing stats before you start and slot the right one into a central position where they'll see plenty of the ball.

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For the Argentina header goal, play the ball into your striker from a wide position and use the heading input rather than trying to force it from a corner. It's faster and more reliable.

Use Beginner for easy objectives

How do you finish both phases efficiently?

The fastest path through all 10 matches is Squad Battles on Beginner difficulty against the weakest available opponents. This lets you control the scoreline, attempt specific shot types without pressure, and replay the same match if you miss a task.

A few things to keep in mind across both phases:

The Ongoing task (2 goals + 1 assist per game) is the backbone of the entire set. Never lose sight of it.
Stack as many single-match tasks as possible into the same game. The Brazil seven-goal match in Phase 1 is your best opportunity to also hit Colombia's five-goal requirement.
Low-Driven shots appear in both phases. Hold the shoot button lightly and aim for the near post to keep the ball low.
The free kick goal for Ronaldinho doesn't need to happen in a specific match, so don't waste time forcing it early. Let it come naturally over the five games.

If you're working through other FC 26 objectives at the same time, the FC 26 La Albiceleste completion guide is worth checking since it also leans on Argentina players and can overlap with Phase 2 squad building.

What rewards do you get?

The source material confirms that completing the South America set brings you one step closer to the 97-rated Maradona card. One more set, due next week, is all that stands between you and the full Journey of Nations reward. The South America set itself also delivers rewards for individual phase completions, so you're earning throughout the process rather than waiting until the end.

For players grinding multiple objective tracks right now, it's worth pairing this with the FC 26 Squad Building Challenges guide to keep your coin efficiency up while building out the nationality-specific squads these objectives demand.

For the full collection of FC 26 objective and evolution guides, the EA SPORTS FC 26 guides hub has everything organized in one place.