‘A football playground built for you and your friends’: The Grounds in FC 27 is EA’s answer to NBA 2K’s The City — and it could be just what the franchise needs
That’s the vibe EA Sports is attempting to capture here. The Grounds map in EA Sports FC 27 (Image credit: EA Sports)Speaking of competitive matches, you can choose to engage in traditional, stadium-based 11v11 matches in The Grounds, or jump into more casual, small-scale modes like 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4. You will receive a confirmation email shortly."},"failureMessage":"There was a problem.
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- ▪The Grounds map in EA Sports FC 27 (Image credit: EA Sports)Speaking of competitive matches, you can choose to engage in traditional, stadium-based 11v11 matches in The Grounds, or jump into more casual, small-scale modes like 1v1, 2v2, 3v3
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Gaming ‘A football playground built for you and your friends’: The Grounds in FC 27 is EA’s answer to NBA 2K’s The City — and it could be just what the franchise needs Features By Axel Metz Published 4 August 2026 EA Sports FC is getting the open-world treatment... sort of When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: EA Sports) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If you’ve played at least two EA Sports-made football games in the past 10 years, you’d be forgiven for thinking the developer routinely wheels out the same basic product in a fresh lick of…
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