FIFA 21 What If Upgrade Tracker: all confirmed upgrades

Isaac McIntyre
FIFA 21 What If Upgrade Tracker: all confirmed & potential upgrades.

Track all your special “What If” player promo cards, and their possible +2 live upgrades, right here in our dedicated FIFA 21 Ultimate Team tracker!

EA SPORTS unveiled a totally new live promo last month — “What If“.

The event debuted two star-studded Ultimate Team squads, Team 1 and Team 2. In total, 29 new ‘live’ FIFA 21 player cards were released during the late February promo, with special conditions potentially coughing up hefty +2 overall upgrades for each card over the rest of the 2020/21 season.

If you have your hands on one or more “What If” cards, we’ve got all the information you need right here on the potential ‘live’ card upgrades.

FIFA 21 What If potential upgrades: all players

Green = completed. Yellow = in progress. Red = failed.

Player Base Rating Potential Upgrade Matches Objective
N’Golo Kanté 91 93 5/5 5/6 goals
Alejandro Gómez 90 92 5/5 5/6 goals
Jadon Sancho 90 92 3/5 7/6 goals
Dries Mertens 89 91 3/5 6/6 goals
Lucas Leiva 88 90 4/5 7/6 goals
Morales 88 90 5/5 2/6 goals
Marcelo 88 90 2/5 1/1 clean sheet
Chris Smalling 88 90 3/5 1/1 clean sheet
Martin Odegaard 88 90 3/5 6/6 goals
Yuri Berchiche 87 89 4/5 1/1 clean sheet
Francesco Caputo 87 89 3/5 6/6 goals
Cristian Tello 87 89 4/5 6/6 goals
Mattéo Guendouzi 87 89 4/5 6/6 goals
Luka Jovic 87 89 4/5 8/6 goals
Roberto Pereyra 87 89 5/5 5/6 goals
Raphinha 87 89 5/5 4/6 goals
Reguilón 87 89 3/5 1/1 clean sheets
Ricardo Pereira 87 89 2/5 1/1 clean sheets
Richarlison 87 89 4/5 2/6 goals
Florian Thauvin 87 89 2/5 4 goals
Vincenzo Grifo 86 88 5/5 3/6 goals
Kévin Malcuit 86 88 5/5 0/1 clean sheets
Pierre Lees-Melou 86 88 4/5 8/6 goals
Daniel Wass 86 88 5/5 7/6 goals
Krépin Diatta 85 87 3/5 8/6 goals
Leroy Fer 85 87 1/5 6/6 goals
Kevin Mbabu 85 87 1/5 1/1 clean sheets
Adam Armstrong 85 87 5/5 2/6 goals
Timothy Weah 72 74 5/5 6/6 goals

FIFA 21 What If confirmed upgrades tracker

So far, 22 players have already received the +2 overall boost for meeting the team’s “What If” requirements.

Kevin M’Babu was the first to receive the honors on March 3, after Wolfsburg managed a stalwart effort at the back across five games. More recently, stars like Daniel Wass (86 ⇒ 88), Matteo Guendouzi (87 ⇒ 89), and Lucas Leiva (88 ⇒ 90) have also had their live cards boosted in-game.

Here’s the full list of upgraded What If cards.

Player Base Rating Confirmed Upgrade Upgrade Date
Daniel Wass 88 14/04/2021
Timothy Weah 74 14/04/2021
Florian Thauvin 89 07/04/2021
Matteo Guendouzi 89 07/04/2021
Cristian Tello 89 07/04/2021
Lucas Leiva 90 07/04/2021
Krepin Diatta 87 07/04/2021
Dries Mertens 91 24/03/2021
Reguilon 89 24/03/2021
Pierre Lees-Melou 88 24/03/2021
Luka Jovic 89 24/03/2021
Jadon Sancho 92 17/03/2021
Martin Ødegaard 90 17/03/2021
Yuri Berchiche 89 17/03/2021
Francesco Caputo 89 17/03/2021
Ricardo Pereira 89 17/03/2021
Marcelo 90 10/03/2021
Chris Smalling 90 10/03/2021
Pepe 88 10/03/2021
Wendell 88 10/03/2021
Leroy Fer 87 10/03/2021
Kevin Mbabu 87 03/03/2021

How do FIFA 21 What If upgrades work?

FUT “What If” players are boosted dynamic items that are eligible for an additional one-time +2 OVR upgrade if their team fulfills “What If” Scenarios based on real-life football criteria.

Attackers and midfielders upgrade if the player’s club scores at least six (6) total goals in their next five (5) domestic league matches. Defenders and goalkeepers upgrade if the player’s club keeps at least one (1) clean sheet over their next five (5) domestic league matches.

Unlike Headliners, special boosted cards like Team of the Week, Man of the Match, and other performance-based upgrades will have no impact on FUT 21 “What If” players and their overall stats.

After a “What If” player fulfills their upgrade requirement scenario, the earliest the corresponding player item will be updated is on the following Wednesday.

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Isaac was formerly the Australian Managing Editor at Dexerto. Isaac began his writing career as a sports journalist at Fairfax Media, before falling in love with all things esports and gaming. Since then he's covered Oceanic and global League of Legends for Upcomer, Hotspawn, and Snowball Esports.