Date, kick-off time & teams confirmed for Nexon Icons Match 2025 featuring Rooney, Gerrard, Bale, Henry & more

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Published at :September 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Modified at :September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Date, kick-off time & teams confirmed for Nexon Icons Match 2025 featuring Rooney, Gerrard, Bale, Henry & more

Legendary players from around the globe will play a friendly game in South Korea.

Former football stars representing FC Shield United and FC Spear, respectively, will face each other in Nexon Icons Match 2025 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Using Iconic players in games like EA FC allows fans to quickly relive their childhood, but in real life, similar experiences are more difficult to find, albeit not impossible.

A real-world matchup of soccer heavyweights, the 2025 Icons Match is being organised by South Korean firm NEXON and will feature in-game activities for EA FC Online and EA FC Mobile, which it publishes.

Two elite rosters, known as FC Spear and Shield United, will compete against one another in this tournament, which will take place on September 13 and 14 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in the capital of South Korea.

FC Spear hopes to make amends in the rematch after Shield United won the game 4-1 the previous year.

While tickets for the live event sold out in 20 minutes, fans from all around the world can watch the game online and via FC Mobile’s in-game broadcast channel. There will be in-game activities related to the Icons Match on both FC Mobile and FC Online.

When is the Nexon Icons Match 2025?

The Nexon Icons Match 2025 will take place on Sunday, September 14.
Kick-off is set to be at 11.30 am BST (7.30 pm local time).
The Seoul World Cup Stadium will host.

FC Shield United vs FC Spear: List of all players

FC Spear’s roster is as follows:

Bum Young Lee
Gianluigi Buffon
Ja Cheol Koo
Ki Hyon Seol
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Clarence Seedorf
Eden Hazard
Franck Ribéryv
Wayne Rooney
Gareth Bale
Kaká
Steven Gerrard
Ronaldinho
Thierry Henry
Ji Sung Park
Didier Drogba
Coach: Arsene Wenger

Shield United boasts the following players:

Young Kwang Kim
Iker Casillas
Alessandro Nesta
Michael Carrick
Marchisio
Gilberto Silva
Joo Ho Park
Sol Campbell
Claude Makélélé
Ashley Cole
Maicon
John Arne Riise
Nemanja Vidic
Carles Puyol
Young Pyo Lee
Rio Ferdinand
Coach: Rafa Benitez

Just about to land in #Seoul ✈️ 🇰🇷 Can’t wait to see you all.Attack vs Defence Not bad line up 😮‍💨Going to be filming content all weekend – let me know who you wanna see behind the scenes! pic.twitter.com/KTjiyWMTyk
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) September 12, 2025

What is the Nexon Icons Match?

Ahead of the new game’s release (EA FC 26), FC Spear will play Shield United in the Seoul World Cup Stadium as part of an EA FC event, and some of the best players in history will be putting their boots back on.

Where will the Nexon Icons Match 2025 be played?

Seoul World Cup Stadium.

When is the Nexon Icons Match 2025?

It will take place on Sunday, September 14.

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Rajarshi Shukla

After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.