If you’ve given EA Sports FC 26 a wide berth so far, then it might be your time to give it a go, with free trials having launched on two consoles.

Since its release in September last year, FC 26 hasn’t really garnered the praise EA will have been hoping for.

We ourselves were neither here nor there on it, but following months of updates, it feels like it’s in a much better state than when it first launched.

That, coupled with the recently added The World’s Game mode to celebrate the ongoing FIFA World Cup means it’s the perfect time to jump in, and certain lucky players will be able to do that for free.

As of today, FC 26 has officially launched a free trial on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles.

The Game Trial period will last until 24 June 2026, at which point players will have to purchase the game for themselves.

Any and all save data from the trial period will carry over, however, so you won’t have to worry about losing any Ultimate Team or Career Mode progress.

The World’s Game mode isn’t quite as big as the World Cup offerings in FIFA 22 and FIFA 18, though this is partly because the full licensing rights for this year’s tournament belong to Football Manager 26.

Nevertheless, there’s plenty to enjoy in this year’s game, and even a free Pelé Icon card in Ultimate Team, so there’s no reason not to at least give it a go.

And even if you don’t enjoy it, you can at least thank your lucky stars that it’s better than the mobile monstrosity Netflix and FIFA have cooked up together for the tournament.

Now, off you go to bring football home, or if you’re from any of the countries that are not England (I’m informed there are several), stop football from going home.

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