Wins to FIFA 23 Coins Watch means that if the player’s team wins three matches out of their next eight domestic ties (starting September 30), then they get an additional one-time stat upgrade equivalent to another in-form. So if Man City win 3/8 games, Haaland gets another +1 over and above in-form updates he receives. (Lol 'if'.)

Nations to Watch means that any player with a Ones to Watch card whose country is involved in the World Cup will receive a one-off in-form upgrade if their team wins a game during the tournament. Tough times for Erling on this front, it seems, due to Norway’s non-participation. ('Tough times for Erling' is not something we expect to write on many other occasions this year/decade/millennium.)

Even better, Nations to Watch players don’t even have to be selected for their national team to receive the upgrade, so if Gabriel Jesus somehow doesn’t make it into Brazil’s squad, and his countrymen pick up a win out in Qatar, the Arsenal hitman will still get a +1.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that Ones to Watch players do not receive upgrades based on other promo cards. So if Tyler Adams gets some sort of wild 90+ card in April in a new promo called Factsmashers or whatever, his OTW will not be upgraded accordingly. (Sorry Tyler. If it makes you feel any better, you are in literally everyone’s pre-order OTW pack.)

Last year’s unusual transfer market behaviour meant that it was often practical and affordable to add good promo players to one’s team, even within a few days of them coming out. That may yet prove to be true in FIFA 23, but for now the best Ones to Watch players are going to cost you a huge premium. Given that they have currently received no FUT 23 Coins buy upgrades at all, it is hard to recommend spending any coins on them.