FC 26 Server Maintenance 24 July

FC 26 Server Maintenance 24 July: When Are the EA FC Servers Opening?

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Modified - Jul 24, 2026, 06:08 AM

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EA has recently announced an impending server maintenance across both of its EAFC titles: FC 25 and 26.
Following the norm, players will remain disconnected from the game and won't be able to log in to the game's online services.

FC 26 players, if you were abruptly logged out of your PvP matches and can't log back in. Don't worry its because EA has announced a sudden FC 26 Server Maintenance 24 July. And following the tradition, EA will be conducting large-scale maintenance in both flagship FC titles, namely FC 25 and FC 26.

As per the developers, the maintenance will begin at 06:00 UTC, lasting a minimum of 1 hour, until 07:00 UTC. Gamers logging in during the maintenance will be greeted with the EA FC 26 Server Down message.

FC 26 Server Status: How Long Will the FC 26 Server Maintenance Last

EA recently made the server maintenance announcement via its official X (formerly Twitter) account. As stated previously, the maintenance is expected to last around 1 hour, with the match creation getting disabled 30 minutes before the maintenance begins.

As per EA's announcement, the FC 26 Servers will undergo maintenance from 06:00 to 07:00 UTC. Based on that, here's the local regional timing during which you will be unable to log in to the game as the FC 26 Server Status will be down:

Region / Country	Time Zone	Maintenance Start	Maintenance End
United Kingdom	BST (UTC+1)	07:00 AM	08:00 AM
Germany / France / Spain / Italy	CEST (UTC+2)	08:00 AM	09:00 AM
India	IST (UTC+5:30)	11:30 AM	12:30 PM
United States (East Coast)	EDT (UTC-4)	02:00 AM	03:00 AM
United States (West Coast)	PDT (UTC-7)	11:00 PM (previous day)	12:00 AM
Brazil	BRT (UTC-3)	03:00 AM	04:00 AM
Saudi Arabia	AST (UTC+3)	09:00 AM	10:00 AM
South Korea	KST (UTC+9)	03:00 PM	04:00 PM
Japan	JST (UTC+9)	03:00 PM	04:00 PM
Australia (Sydney)	AEST (UTC+10)	04:00 PM	05:00 PM
Indonesia (Jakarta)	WIB (UTC+7)	01:00 PM	02:00 PM

The above-mentioned timings portray today's FC 26 Server Down status across FC 25 and FC 26. With the World Cup 2026 coming to an end, did you try winning the World's Game tournament in the game? Go through our EA FC 26 The Worlds Game Tournament guide to simulate the cup with your home nation!

What's Coming Today After the FC 26 Server Maintenance 24 July?

Coming to the main part, let's check out what exactly is coming today after the prolonged FC 26 Server Maintenance ends. The developers are yet to specify the new additions coming to the game; going by EA's X (formerly Twitter) account, however, some much-needed bug fixes could be arriving.

Throughout the last week, there have been numerous issues with players having difficulties accessing Clubs and its prolonged matchmaking issues. The maintenance, along with the recent EA FC 26 Title Update 1.6.5 is expected to fix the majority of these issues, thereby enabling players to get a seamless experience again.

FC 26 FUTTIES Promo Loading Screen (Image via EA)

The FUTTIES event is expected to arrive later tonight with the FC 26 FUTTIES Team 1, as the final event of FC 26, with the next title, EA FC 27, releasing soon in September. Go through our FC 27 Trailer Breakdown as we decipher all the new additions revealed with the recent EA Sports FC 27 trailer.

How Long Will the EAFC Server Down Continue

As discussed above, FC 26 Server Down Status will be changing within the next 6 hours. Currently, online services aren't accessible, and players must remain patient and wait for the update to finish.

Additionally, online match creation will be disabled at least half an hour before the maintenance begins to ensure players are not cut off from their ongoing matches. Given that the maintenance will be going live across all three of EA's titles, do plan your game time accordingly! And do keep tabs on our EA FC News & Updates page, as we will be updating it once the game reopens after today's server maintenance.