The complete guide for FIFA 22 controls and buttons layout for all platforms, including Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC (gamepad controllers and keyboard). The controls in this guide refer to the Classic configuration in FIFA 22 settings.
MOVEMENT
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Move Player |
L |
L |
Sprint |
R2 Hold Down + Direction |
RT Hold Down + Direction |
Shield/Jockey |
L2 Hold Down + Direction |
LT Hold Down + Direction |
First Touch / Knock-On |
R2 + R + Direction |
RT + R + Direction |
Stop and Face Goal |
L + no direction + L1 |
L + no direction + LB |
Face Up Dribbling | L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
Strafe Dribble |
L1+ L |
LB+ L |
Strafe Dribble (Lock Face Angle) |
L1 + R1 + L |
LB + RB + L |
Stop Ball |
R2 + no direction |
RT + no direction |
Jostle (Ball In Air) |
L2 |
LT |
Skill Moves |
R |
R |
Slow Dribble (11v11 Only) |
L2 + R2 + L + Direction |
LT + RT + L + Direction |
Simple Skill Moves (VOLTA Football only) |
L2 + R2 + L + Direction |
LT + RT + L + Direction |
Simple 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 |
ATTACKING – SIMPLE
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Ground Pass/Header | X |
A |
Lob Pass / Cross / Header |
▢ |
X |
Through Pass |
△ |
Y |
Shoot / Volley / Header |
◯ |
B |
Time Your Shot |
◯ + ◯ (Timed) |
B + B (Timed) |
Chip Shot | L1 + ◯ |
LB + B |
Finesse Shot | R1 + ◯ |
RB + B |
Low Shot / Downward Header |
L1 + R1 + ◯ |
LB + RB + B |
Fake Shot |
◯ then X + Direction |
B then A + Direction |
Fake Pass |
▢ then X + Direction |
X then A + Direction |
Threaded Through Pass |
R1 + △ |
RB + Y |
Rewind and Try Again (Kick-Off Only) |
L2 + R2 Option |
LT + R2 Start |
ATTACKING – ADVANCED
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Protect Ball |
L2 |
LT |
Driven Ground Pass |
R1 + X |
RB + A |
Lofted Ground Pass |
X + X |
A + A |
Lofted Through Pass |
△ + △ |
Y + Y |
Lobbed Through Pass |
L1 + △ |
LB + Y |
Driven Lobbed Through Pass |
L1 + R1 + △ |
LB + RB + Y |
Driven Lob Pass / Driven 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 + ▢ + ▢ |
RB + X + X |
Trigger Run |
L1 |
LB |
Call for Support | R1 |
RB |
Dummy a Pass |
L + no direction + R1 Press and Hold |
L + no direction + RB Press and Hold |
Cancel | L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
Flair Pass | L2 + X |
LT + A |
Flair Shot | L2 + ◯ |
LT + B |
Flair Lob |
L2 + ▢ |
LT + X |
Let Ball Run |
R1 Press and Hold + L (Away From Ball) |
RB Press and Hold + L (Away From Ball) |
Flick Up For Volley |
R3 |
R3 |
Disguised First Touch |
R1 Press and Hold + L (Towards Ball) |
RB Press and Hold + L (Towards Ball) |
Set Up 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 Runs |
Tap L1 + R (Flick in any Direction) |
Tap LB + R (Flick in any Direction) |
Player Lock |
L + R |
L + R |
Switching (Player Lock) |
L (Flick in any Direction) |
L (Flick in any Direction) |
Hard Super Cancel |
L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 |
LB + RB + LT + RT |
Cancel Foul Advantage |
L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
TACTICS
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Display Attacking Tactics |
D-Pad: UP |
D-Pad: UP |
Display Attacking Tactics |
D-Pad: UP |
D-Pad: UP |
Get In The Box |
D-Pad: UP then UP |
D-Pad: UP then UP |
Attacking Full Backs |
D-Pad: UP then RIGHT |
D-Pad: UP then RIGHT |
Hug Sideline |
D-Pad: UP then LEFT |
D-Pad: UP then LEFT |
Extra Striker |
D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
Display Defending Tactics |
D-Pad: DOWN |
D-Pad: DOWN |
Striker Drop Back |
D-Pad: DOWN then UP |
D-Pad: DOWN then UP |
Team Press |
D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT |
D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT |
Overload Ball Side |
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 |
Change Mentality (VOLTA FOOTBALL only) |
D-Pad: RIGHT or LEFT |
D-Pad: RIGHT or LEFT |
DEFENDING
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Change Player | L1 |
LB |
Change Player (Manual) |
R + Direction |
R + Direction |
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 |
Clearance | ◯ |
B |
Shoulder Challenge/Sealout |
L2 Tap |
LT Tap |
Jockey / Grab & 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 Shielding Opponent |
L2 + L Towards Shielding Dribbler |
LT + L Towards Shielding Dribbler |
Rush Goalkeeper Out |
△ Press and Hold |
Y Press and Hold |
Goalkeeper Cross Intercept |
△ + △ Press and Hold |
Y + Y Press and Hold |
GOALKEEPER
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Drop Kick | ◯ or ▢ |
B or X |
Throw/Pass | X |
A |
Drop Ball | △ |
Y |
Pick Up Ball | R1 |
RB |
Driven Throw |
R1 + X |
RB + A |
Driven Kick |
R1 + ▢ |
RB + X |
Move Goalkeeper |
R3 Press and Hold + R |
R3 Press and Hold + R |
GK Cover Far Post |
R3 Press and Hold |
R3 Press and Hold |
Switch to GK |
Press Touchpad |
Press Touchpad |
SET PIECES – FREE KICKS
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Aim |
L |
L |
Move Kick Taker |
R |
R |
Time Your Shot |
◯ + ◯ (Timed) |
B + B (Timed) |
Curled Shot |
◯ or R Hold ⇩ |
B or R Hold ⇩ |
Apply Curl During Run Up |
R |
R |
Driven Shot |
R1 + ◯ then L1 |
RB + B then LB |
Ground Pass |
X |
A |
Lob Pass / Cross | ▢ |
X |
Wall Jump | △ |
Y |
Wall Charge | X |
A |
Move Wall | L2 or R2 |
LT or RT |
Select Kick Taker |
R2 |
RT |
Add Kick Taker |
R1 or L2 |
RB or LT |
Move Goalkeeper |
▢ or ◯ |
X or B |
SET PIECES – FREE KICKS – ADVANCED
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Call 2nd Kick Taker |
L2 |
LT |
2nd Kick Taker Curled Shot |
L2 + ◯ |
LT + B |
2nd Kick Taker Layoff Pass |
L2 + X |
LT + A |
2nd Kick Taker Layoff Chip |
L2 + ▢ |
LT + X |
2nd Kick Taker Run Over Ball |
L2 + ◯ then X |
LT + B then A |
Call 3rd Kick Taker |
R1 |
RB |
3rd Kick Taker Curled Shot |
R1 + ◯ |
RB + B |
3rd Kick Taker Run Over Ball |
R1 + ◯ then X |
RB + B then A |
SET PIECES – CORNERS & THROW INS
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Corners – Lob Cross | ▢ |
X |
Corners – Pass | X |
A |
Aim Kick | L |
L |
Apply Kick Power |
▢ |
X |
Turn Aim Indicator On/Off |
D-Pad: UP |
D-Pad: UP |
Display Corner Tactics |
D-Pad: DOWN |
D-Pad: DOWN |
Run Far Post |
D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
Edge Of Box Run |
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 Post |
D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN |
D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN |
Move Along Live (Throw In) |
L |
L |
Short Throw In |
X |
A |
Short Throw In (Manual) |
△ |
Y |
Long Throw In |
▢ Or X Press and Hold |
X Or A Press and Hold |
Fake Throw |
▢ + X Or X + ▢ |
A + X Or A + X |
SET PIECES – PENALTIES
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Aim | L |
L |
Shoot | ◯ |
B |
Move Kick Taker | R |
R |
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 |
Turn Air Indicator On/Off |
D-Pad: UP |
D-Pad: UP |
Goalkeeper Move Side to Side |
L + Direction |
L + Direction |
Goalkeeper Dive |
R + Direction |
R + Direction |
Goalkeeper Gestures |
X Or ◯ Or ▢ Or △ |
A Or B Or X Or Y |
BE A PRO: PLAYER
(ATTACKING OFF THE BALL)
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Call for Pass | X |
A |
Call for or suggest Through Pass | △ |
Y |
Suggest Shot |
◯ |
B |
Call for Driven Ground Pass |
R1 + X |
RB + A |
Call for Threaded Through Pass |
R1 + △ |
RB + Y |
Call for Lobbed Through Pass |
L1 + △ |
LB + Y |
Call for Far Lobbed Through Pass |
L1 + R1 + △ |
LB + RB + Y |
Call for Cross |
▢ |
X |
Call for Ground Cross |
R1 + ▢ |
RB + ▢ |
Call for High Cross |
L1 + ▢ |
LB + ▢ |
BE A PRO: GOALKEEPER
(ATTACKING OFF THE BALL)
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Call for or suggest Pass |
X |
A |
Suggest Through Pass |
△ |
Y |
Suggest Shot |
◯ |
B |
Suggest Cross |
▢ |
X |
Toggle Camera Target |
Press Touchpad |
Press Select |
BE A PRO: GOALKEEPER
(DEFENDING OWN BOX)
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
Dive |
R + Direction (Hold) |
R + Direction (Hold) |
Autopositioning | L1 Press and Hold |
LB Press and Hold |
2nd Defender Contain | R1 Press and Hold |
RB Press and Hold |
Toggle Camera Target |
Press Touchpad |
Press Select |