FIFA 19 Carniball COUNTDOWN: Start time, FUT cards, new Prime ICONs, Carniballers

FIFA 19 Carniball is launching today in the hugely popular footie sim on PS4, Xbox One and PCs.

The latest FIFA 19 FUT promo has featured in FIFA Mobile for the past two seasons – but is coming to Ultimate Team for the first ever time.

FIFA 19 Carniball is a celebration of football from places around the world that host carnival festivities.

So, of course Brazil is represented in FIFA 19 Carniball with 26 players from eight countries in total set to feature.

FIFA 19 Carniball launches Friday March 8 with a start time of 6pm GMT expected.

FIFA 19 Carniball – which brings with it new Prime ICON Moments, Flashback and Carniball Player SBCs – will run all the way through till March 15.

What FIFA 19 players can expect from FIFA 19 Carniball was revealed in a post on the EA website.

Here’s everything you need to know about FIFA 19 Carniball…

FIFA 19 CARNIBALL – OVERVIEW

Throughout February and March, world famous Carnivals are held across the globe.

While they all share a spirit of creativity, fun and celebration, each also retains elements unique to it’s region.

FUT 19 Carniball embodies this spirit with a group of players selected from each one of the selected major Carnival host countries.

From March 8 to March 15th, join the festivities with the Carniball squad, Prime ICON Moments, SBCs, Themed Objectives and more.

FIFA 19 CARNIBALL – THE CARNIBALLERS

A total of 26 players will be selected to embody the play style of each of eight major Carnival countries: Brazil (Rio De Janeiro), France (Nice), Belgium (Binche), Italy (Venice), Argentina (Buenos Aires), USA (New Orleans), Spain (Cadiz) and Germany (Cologne).

Each player will get a significant ratings upgrade to reflect their style of play.

FIFA 19 CARNIBALL – PRIME ICON MOMENTS

Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos Prime ICON Moment items will be available in packs!

Brazil hosts one of the most popular Carnivals in the world and these 4 ICONS perfectly represent Brazilian skill and flair.

FIFA 19 CARNIBALL – PRIME ICON MOMENTS, FLASHBACK AND CARNIVAL PLAYER SBCS

During every day of Carniball we will celebrate each selected nation by releasing Carniball Player SBCs with Players from that nation.

A total of 8 Carniball Players will be released alongside the 14 Carniball players available in packs and the additional 4 through Weekly Objectives.

In addition, 6 Prime ICON Moments SBCs and 2 Flashback players will be released throughout the event, featuring players who represent each Carnival country.

FIFA 19 CARNIBALL – SQUAD BUILDING CHALLENGES

In addition to the Player SBCs you can also expect Puzzle SBCs that will drop each day during the entire event!

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source: express.co.uk