Learning the basics is the key to success in FIFA 22.
FIFA 22 is fast approaching, with some players already enjoying what EA has in store for them through Early Access, many new football fans will be jumping into the world of the world's most capable sports simulator.
Knowing the control schemes of a game with different aspects of gameplay all intertwined and in play at the same time due to the fast-paced nature of football can be daunting for a newcomer.
It can be confusing having to memorize commands when attacking, defending, looking to counter-press or step back, hold onto the ball or counter-attack. Don't worry, we're here to help.
Although we've already talked about more advanced techniques, like how to pressure the ball, how to fake shots or control the goalkeeper, let's get back to basics, giving you all the essential controls you need to know in FIFA 22.
FIFA 22 – All Controls
Many controls and systems are in place even at a basic level in FIFA 22, both in terms of attack and defense, and general movement control.
We've split all the commands below for your convenience.
Mouvement
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| move player | L | L |
| Sprint | R2 Hold + Direction | RT Hold + Direction |
| Shield/Jockey | L2 Hold + Direction | LT Hold + Direction |
| First touch / Engage | R2 + R + Sens | RT + R + Sens |
| Stop and face the goal | L + no sense + L1 | L + no direction + LB |
| Dribbling face up | L2 + R2 | BT + RT |
| Penalty dribble | L1+ L | LB+ L |
| Penalty dribble (face lock angle) | L1 + R1 + L | LB + RB + L |
| Stop the ball | R2 + no sense | RT + no sense |
| Hustle (ball in the air) | L2 | LT |
| Technical moves | R | R |
| Slow Dribbling (11v11 only) | L2 + R2 + L + Sense | LT + RT + L + Steering |
| Simple Skill Moves (VOLTA Football only) | L2 + R2 + L + Sense | LT + RT + L + Steering |
| Single flicks (VOLTA FOOTBALL only) | R3 + L + Direction | R3 + L + Direction |
| Taunts (VOLTA FOOTBALL only) | L + no direction + R2 Hold down | L + no direction + R2 Hold down |
Attack – Single
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground Pass/Header | X | A |
| Lob Pass / Cross / Header | ?? | X |
| By the way | ?? | ET |
| Shot / Volley / Header | ?? | B |
| Time your shot | â—¯ + â—¯ (Timed) | B + B (Timed) |
| chip shot | L1 + | LB+B |
| Finesse shot | R1 + | RB+B |
| Low Shot / Header Down | L1 + R1 + | LB+RB+B |
| Fake shot | then X + Direction | B then A + Direction |
| Wrong step | then X + Direction | X then A + Direction |
| threaded pass through | R1 + | RB+Y |
| Rewind and retry (kick off only) | Option L2 + R2 | Start BT+R2 |
Attack – Advanced
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| Protect the ball | L2 | LT |
| Driven ground pass | R1+X | RB+A |
| Goes to loft floor | X+X | A + A |
| Crossing collar | + â–³ | O + o |
| Lobed passage | L1 + | LB + O |
| Lobed passage leads | L1 + R1 + | LB + RB + Y |
| Conduit Lob Pass / Conduit Cross | R1 + | RB+X |
| High Lob / High Cross | L1 + | LB+X |
| ground cross | + | X+X |
| whipped cross | L1 + R1 + | LB + RB + X |
| Driven ground cross | R1 + â–¢ + â–¢ | RB + X + X |
| Trigger execution | L1 | KG |
| Call for support | R1 | RB |
| Mannequin a pass | L + no direction + R1 Press and hold | L + no direction + RB Press and hold |
| Cancel | L2 + R2 | BT + RT |
| Pass of flair | L2+X | BT + A |
| Flair | L2 + | BT + B |
| Praise of flair | L2 + | LT+X |
| let the ball run | R1 Press and hold + L (Away from the ball) | RB Press and hold + L (Away from ball) |
| Flick Up for Volleyball | R3 | R3 |
| Disguised first touch | R1 Press and hold + L (towards the ball) | RB Press and hold + L (towards ball) |
| Configure touch | R1 + R + Direction (Hold) | RB + R + Direction (Hold) |
| pass and go | L1+X | LB + A |
| Pass and move | X + R + Direction (Hold) | A + R + Direction (Hold) |
| Directional strokes | Press L1 + R (Drag in any direction) | Press LB + R (Swipe in any direction) |
| Reader lock | L + R | L + R |
| Switching (reader lock) | L (Swipe in any direction) | L (Swipe in any direction) |
| Hard Super Cancel | L1+R1+L2+R2 | LB+RB+LT+RT |
| Cancel the advantage for fault | L2 + R2 | BT + RT |
Tactical
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| SHOW ATTACK TACTICS | D-PAD: SKIN | D-PAD: SKIN |
| Show Attack Tactics | D-Pad: HAUT | D-Pad: HAUT |
| Enter the box | D-Pad: UP then UP | D-Pad: UP then UP |
| Attacking the full-backs | D-Pad: UP then RIGHT | D-Pad: UP then RIGHT |
| Hug on the sidelines | D-Pad: UP then LEFT | D-Pad: UP then LEFT |
| Additional striker | D-Pad: UP then DOWN | D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
| Show Defense Tactics | D-Pad: DOWN | D-Pad: DOWN |
| The attacker retreats | D-Pad: DOWN then UP | D-Pad: DOWN then UP |
| Press Team | D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT | D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT |
| Ball side overload | D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT | D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT |
| Offside trap | D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN | D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN |
| Change game plan | D-Pad: RIGHT or LEFT | D-Pad: RIGHT or LEFT |
| Quick Substitutes | R2 | RT |
| Changing Mindset (VOLTA FOOTBALL only) | D-Pad: RIGHT or LEFT | D-Pad: RIGHT or LEFT |
Defend
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| Change player | L1 | KG |
| Change drive (manual) | R + Sense | R + Sense |
| Tackle / Push or Pull (when chasing) | ?? | B |
| hard tackle | Press and hold | B Press and hold |
| Instant hard tackle | R1 + | RB + |
| Sliding tackle | ?? | X |
| Hard tackle (VOLTA FOOTBALL only) | ?? | X |
| Authorization | ?? | B |
| Shoulder Challenge/Sealed | Press L2 | LV tap |
| Jockey / Grasp and Hold | L2 Hold down | LT Hold down |
| Contain | X Press and hold | A Press and hold |
| Teammate Contain | R1 Press and hold | RB Press and hold |
| running jockey | L2 + R2 Hold down | LT + RT Hold down |
| Pull and hold (when chasing) | Press and hold | B Press and hold |
| Quick Get Up (after slide tackle) | ?? | X |
| Engage Armor Opponent | L2 + L To armored dribbler | LT + L To armored dribbler |
| Goalkeeper Rush | Press and hold | Y Press and hold |
| Goalkeeper Cross Interception | + â–³ Press and hold | Y + Y Press and hold |
Gardien de but
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| Drop kick | or â–¢ | B or X |
| Throw/Pass | X | A |
| Drop the ball | ?? | ET |
| Pick up the ball | R1 | RB |
| Push Throw | R1+X | RB+A |
| Push kick | R1 + | RB+X |
| Move the keeper | R3 Press and hold + R | R3 Press and hold + R |
| Couvercle GK Far Post | R3 Press and hold | R3 Press and hold |
| Switch to GK | Press the touchpad | Press the touchpad |
Free kicks – Free kicks
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| The goal | L | L |
| Move the shooter | R | R |
| Time your shot | â—¯ + â—¯ (Timed) | B + B (Timed) |
| Wrap shot | ◯ or R Hold ⇩ | B or R Hold ⇩ |
| Apply the loop while running | R | R |
| Push shot | R1 + then L1 | RB + B then LB |
| Pass to the ground | X | A |
| Col du Lob / Cross | ?? | X |
| wall jump | ?? | ET |
| wall load | X | A |
| move the wall | L2 or R2 | LT or RT |
| Select Kick Taker | R2 | RT |
| Add Kick Taker | R1 or L2 | RB or LT |
| Move the keeper | or â—¯ | X or B |
Free Kicks – Advanced Free Kicks
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| Call the second shooter | L2 | LT |
| 2nd wrap kick | L2 + | BT + B |
| 2nd kick layoff pass | L2+X | BT + A |
| 2nd kick layoff chip | L2 + | LT+X |
| 2nd kick smash the ball | L2 + then X | LT + B then A |
| Call 3rd kick taker | R1 | RB |
| 3nd wrap kick | R1 + | RB+B |
| 3nd kick smash the ball | R1 + then X | RB + B then A |
Set Pieces – Corners and Throws
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| Coins – Lob Cross | ?? | X |
| Corners – Pass | X | A |
| Goal kick | L | L |
| Apply kick power | ?? | X |
| Enable/disable aiming indicator | D-Pad: HAUT | D-Pad: HAUT |
| Show Corner Tactics | D-Pad: DOWN | D-Pad: DOWN |
| Run remote post | D-Pad: UP then DOWN | D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
| Edge of the box | D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT | D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT |
| Crowd the goalkeeper | D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT | D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT |
| Run near the post office | D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN | D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN |
| Move live (throw) | L | L |
| Short key | X | A |
| Short key (Manual) | ?? | ET |
| long touch | â–¢ Or X Press and hold | X or A Press and hold |
| Fake throw | + X Or X + â–¢ | A+X or A+X |
Set Pieces – Penalties
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION CONTROLS | XBOX COMMANDS |
|---|---|---|
| The goal | L | L |
| Shoot | ?? | B |
| Move the shooter | R | R |
| To stutter | L2 | LT |
| Sprint | R2 | RT |
| Apply kick power | ?? | B |
| Finesse shot | R1 + | RB+B |
| chip shot | L1 + | LB+B |
| Select Kick Taker | R2 | RT |
| Enable/disable air indicator | D-Pad: HAUT | D-Pad: HAUT |
| The goalkeeper moves from side to side | L + Direction | L + Direction |
| Keeper's Dive | R + Sense | R + Sense |
| Goalkeeper gestures | X Or â—¯ Or â–¢ Or â–³ | A or B or X or Y |
FIFA 22 Best Controller Settings
We'll keep it simple here, unless you're a series veteran who's developed a unique style or found your perfect controller scheme, the default button settings are perfectly designed to run everything you need to succeed. in FIFA 22.
EA Sports has created a layout that doesn't require too many moves, and even when you have to take your hands off the sticks to use the D-Pad, you'll often do so during game stoppage time.
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We will continue with more FIFA 22 content and advanced game guides as the season progresses. Be sure to stay tuned to our official page for all the latest news and information.
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