FIFA 17 TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENTS - GROUP STAGE REVEALED

EA Sports has revealed their first Team of the Group Stage squad for FIFA 17.

"Each year the top Europen clubs compete to crown the best side on the continent." write EA sports on the FIFA 17 blog.

Below is the full collection of players, based on performance in the Group Stage. These players are available by chance when opening FIFA Ultimate Team Packs.

Starting XI

GK: Ralf Fahrmann - FC Schalke 04 (Germany) - GermanyRB: Dani Alves - Juventus (Italy) - BrazilLB: Filipe Luis - Atletico de Madrid (Spain) - BrazilCB: Diego Godin - Atletico de Madrid (Spain) - UruguayCAM: Mesut Ozil - Arsenal (England) - GermanyCM: Ilkay Gündo\u00c4\u009fan - Manchester City (England) - TurkeyRM: Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City (England) - AlgeriaLM: Ousmane Dembele - Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - FranceRW: Lionel Messi - Barcelona FC (Spain) - ArgentinaST: Robert Lewandowski - Bayern Munich (Germany) - PolandST: Antoine Griezmann - Atletico de Madrid (Spain) - France

Take a look at the Starting XI players stats below:

Substitutes

GK: Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester City (England) - DenmarkLW: Neymar - Barcelona FC (Spain) - BrazilST: Aduriz - Athletico Club de Bilbao (Spain) - SpainLW: Dries Mertens - Napoli (Italy) - BelgiumCM: Joshua Kimmich - Bayern Munchen (Germany) - GermanyST: Edin Dzeko - Roma (Italy) - Bosnia and HerzegovinaST: Giuliano - Zenit St. Petersbrug (Russia) - Brazil

Reserves

CB: Raphael Varane - Real Madrid (Spain) - FranceLB: Terence Kongolo - Feyenoord (Holland) - HollandRM: Leon Bailey - RC Genk (Belgium) - JamaicaST: Edinson Cavani - Paris Saint-Germain (France) - UruguayLB: Djibril Sidibe - AS Monaco (France) - France

As the FUT clever clogs at ultimateteam.co.uk point out, everyone will want these very special new cards for their FIFA 17 team.

However, the only way players can go about doing that is by opening Bronze, Silver and Gold packs. And the influx of pack openings from FIFA 17 players invariably increases the supply of cards on the FUT transfer market.

"You can expect a market crash, although you should remember that when everyone expects a market crash, there’s usually ‘a crash before the crash’." warn the team at ultimateteam.co.uk.

"Prices should start dropping from the announcement, but we anticipate nothing too major. EA have kept the market fairly stable so far during FIFA 17."

FIFA 17: TOTGS Ultimate Team predictions could include Arsenal's Mesut Ozil

Original Story

FIFA 17 will be unveiling this year's first Team of the Group Stage (TOTGS) in a couple of hours for the game's Ultimate Team mode and we'll have updates live the second it drops.

You should be able to access this from either the FIFA 17 Web App or from your PS4, Xbox One and PC.

For those of you who are still getting to grips with FIFA Ultimate team, the FUT Team of the Week (TOTW) is a weekly team of 23 in-form player cards. The TOTGS is exactly the same, only made up of the best 23 players from Champions League group matches.

These players will be boosted with a stat upgrade by EA based on how well they have performed and given a new card design, seen in the image above.

The FIFA Ultimate Team cards are available in Gold, Silver or Bronze packs at random. No details have been shared on how long these cards will be available. But EA sports will reveal all at 6PM UK time tonight.

FIFA 17 - Standard Edition (PS4)

FIFA 17 - Standard Edition (PS4)

It's also possible that EA Sports could unveil the EPL POTM SBC.

For those that don't speak FIFA shorthand, that stands for English Premier League Player of the Month Squad Building Challenge.

And should they announce that later today we'll also bring you news of how to complete the SBC challenge and your rewards for doing so.

In the meantime you can grab TOTW players, which are also available by chance when opening FIFA Ultimate Team Packs.

Here's a closer look at the 23 man squad:

Starting XI

GK: Diego López - RCD Espanyol (Spain) - SpainCB: Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid (Spain) - SpainCB: Dante - OGC Nice (France) - BrazilCB: Hilton - Montpellier HSC (France) - BrazilCM: Marek Hamsik - Napoli (Italy) - SlovakiaCM: Radja Nainggolan - Roma (Italy) - BelgiumCDM: William Carvalho - Sporting CP (Portugal) - PortugalLM: Thomas Lemar - AS Monaco (France) - FranceLW: Marco Reus - Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - GermanyST: Alexis Sanchez - Arsenal (England) - ChileST: Diego Costa - Chelsea (England) - Spain

Substitutes

GK: Alexander Schwolow - SC Freiburg (Germany) - GermanyLB: Jan Lecjaks - BSC Young Boys (Switzerland) - Czech RepublicRB: Stefan Lainer - Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) - AustriaRM: Ryan Fraser - Bournemouth (England) - ScotlandRM: Jeremie Boga - Granada CF (Spain) - FranceST: Ukra - Al Fateh (Saudi Arabia) - PortugalLW: Otis Khan - Yeovil Town (England) - England

Reserves

GK: Michael Rensing - Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany) - GermanyCDM: Manuel Fernandes - Lokomotiv Moskva (Russia) - PortugalCDM: Pablo Fornals - Málaga CF (Spain) - SpainST: Christian Benteke - Crystal Palace (England) - BelgiumST: Nicolas Castillo - Universidad Católica (Chile) – Chile

Stay tuned for the official FIFA 17 TOTGS and EPL POTM SBC later today