FIFA 21 Icon Swaps #3 guide: objectives, FUT rewards, more

The Icon Swaps promotion is back in FIFA 21, and it allows players to get their hands on some of the best cards in the game for free. Here’s everything you need to know about the third iteration, including what Icons are available and how to unlock them.

FIFA Players have already had a chance to participate in the first and second Icon Swaps promotions back in December 2020 and February 2021. Now, it’s back again, and this time, it’s bigger and better than ever before.

There is a magnificent selection of cards up for grabs. If you play your cards right and stick with the grind, you’ll unlock them in no time at all. But to make things even easier for you, we’ve come up with this guide. So let’s jump right into it.

FIFA 21 Icon Swaps 3

• Patrick Vieira 91 CM –  17 Tokens
• Rio Ferdinand 91 CB – 15 Tokens
• Ferenc Puskas 94 CDM – 13 Tokens
• George Best 93 RW – 11 Tokens
• Hristo Stoichkov 93 ST – 8 Tokens
• Bastian Schweinsteiger 92 CDM – 6 Tokens

Icon Swaps 3 objectives

EA SPORTS released a new set of objectives on 21 June. Since there are still nine tokens up for grabs, it’s worthwhile having a crack at them to make the most of the promotion in Season 7.

General Icon Swaps Objectives

• Win 7 Squad Battles matches on minimum World Class difficulty with 11 Silvers players in your starting squad
• Win 7 Squad Battles matches on minimum World Class difficulty with 11 UCL players in your starting squad
• Win 7 Squad Battles matches on minimum World Class difficulty with 11 Argentina players in your starting squad
• Win 7 Squad Battles matches on minimum World Class difficulty with 11 Brazil players in your starting squad
• Win 15 Weekend League matches
• Score in 20 separate Rivals matches using First Owned players

Icon Swaps PL

• Win 4 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned Premier League players in your starting squad
• Score using Finesse shots in 6 separate matches using Premier League players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned Premier League players in your starting squad
• Assist in 10 separate matches using Premier Leagye players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned Premier League players in your starting squad

Icon Swaps Serie A

• Win 4 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned Serie A players in your starting squad
• Score in 10 separate matches using Serie A players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned Serie A players in your starting squad
• Assist with a Through Ball in 6 separate matches using Serie A players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned Serie A players in your starting squad

Icon Swaps La Liga

• Win 4 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned LaLiga players in your starting squad
• Score using Outside of the Box shots in 6 separate matches using LaLiga players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned LaLiga players in your starting squad
• Score in 10 separate matches using LaLiga players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League, with at least 8 First Owned LaLiga players in your starting squad

Icon Swaps 3 rewards

• 81+ X25 Pack: Exchange 1 Token to earn a pack with twenty-five players rated 81 or higher.
• 83+ X25 Pack: Exchange 2 Tokens to earn a pack with twenty-five players rated 83 or higher.
• 84+ X20 Pack: Exchange 3 Tokens to earn a pack with twenty players rated 84 or higher.
• Icon Moments Pack: Exchanged 5 Tokens to earn a pack containing an Icon Moments player.
• Bastian Schweinsteiger: Exchange 6 Tokens to earn an Icon Moments Bastian Schweinsteiger.
• 92+ Icon Moments Pack: Exchange 7 Tokens to earn a pack containing a 92+ Icon Moments Attacker or Midfielder player.
• Hristo Stoichkov: Exchange 8 Tokens to earn an Icon Moments Hristo Stoichkov.
• 92+ Prime Icon Player Pick: Exchange 9 Tokens to earn 1 of 3 Mid or Prime Icon players rated 92 or higher.
• Icon Moments Player Pick: Exchange 10 Tokens to earn 1 of 3 Icon Moments players.
• George Best: Exchange 11 Tokens to earn a Prime Icon George Best.
• 92+ Icon Moments Midfielder PP: Exchange 12 Tokens to earn 1 of 3 Midfielders Icon Moments players rated 92 or higher.
• Ferenc Puskas: Exchange 13 Tokens to earn a Prime Icon Ferenc Puskas.
• 92+ Icon Moments Attacker PP: Exchange 15 Tokens to earn 1 of 3 Attackers Icon Moments players rated 92 or higher.
• Rio Ferdinand: Exchange 15 Tokens to earn an Icon Moments Rio Ferdinand.
• 93+ Icon Moments Player Pick: Exchange 16 Tokens to earn 1 of 3 Icon Moments players rated 93 or higher.
• Patrick Vieira: Exchange 17 Tokens to earn a Prime Icon Patrick Vieira.

Golden Goal rule: get Icon Swaps done quick

If you want to make the most of the Icon Swaps, you’ll need to grind out some Squad Battles or Live Friendlies, which can take a lot of time.

Fortunately, the FIFA community came up with a solution to make the process quicker. The rules are simple: if your opponent scores the opening goal in a game, concede the game. Your rivals should do the same for you. It’s the unwritten code that allows players to rack up the wins at a faster rate.

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It was used in the last two Icon Swaps events, and it will probably be used again. However, not everyone is aware of it or will follow the rules, so it’d be a stretch to expect it every game. Still, it should speed things up.