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FIFA controls stay consistent each year, with one or two subtle changes being made for players to master.
For those of you who are new to FIFA or are returning via FIFA 23, here are the FIFA controls that you need to know to get to grips with the latest title.
The first section deals with the most popular controller setting, Classic, with the following sections looking at the other controls on offer in FIFA 23.
In this FIFA 23 controls guide, the buttons R3 and L3 refer to the pressing of the right or left analogue to trigger the action. Up, Right, Down, Left signify the buttons on the d-pad of either console controller.
The Classic controls setting is aptly named as it’s the default setting and the most popular among players. For those who played FIFA in previous years, the chances are that these are the settings that you’re used to using.
Movement Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Move Player
LS (direction)
LS (direction)
Sprint
R2 (hold)
RT (hold)
Shield / Jockey
L2 (hold)
LT (hold)
First Touch / Knock-On
R2 + R (direction)
RT + R (direction)
Stop and Face Goal
LS + (no direction) + L1
LS + (no direction) + LB
Strafe Dribble
L1 + LS
LB + LS
Agile Dribble
R1 + LS
RB + LS
Stop the Ball
R2 + (no direction)
RT + (no direction)
Jostle (Ball in the Air)
L2
LT
Skill Moves
RS
RS
Slow Dribble
L2 + R2 + L (direction)
LT + RT + L (direction)
Defence Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Change Player
L1
LB
Manual Change Player
RS (direction)
RS (direction)
Icon Switching
RS
RS
Tackle / Push or Pull (when chasing)
O
B
Hard Tackle
O (press and hold)
B (press and hold)
Instant Hard Tackle
R1 + O
RB + B
Slide Tackle
Square
X
Quick Get Up (after a slide tackle)
Square
X
Clearance
O
B
Technical Clearance
R1 + O
RB + B
Contain
X (hold)
A (hold)
Teammate Contain
R1 (hold)
RB (hold)
Shield / Jockey
L2 (hold)
LT (hold)
Running Jockey
L2 (hold) + R2 (hold)
LT (hold) + RT (hold)
Shoulder Challenge / Seal-Out
B
B
Engage Shielding Opponent
L2 + LS (towards shielding dribbler)
LT + LS (towards shielding dribbler)
Pull and Hold (when chasing)
O (hold)
B (hold)
Rush Goalkeeper Out
Triangle
Y (press and hold)
Goalkeeper Cross Intercept
Triangle + Triangle (press and hold)
Y + Y (press and hold)
Attack Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Protect Ball
L2
LT
Ground Pass / Header
X
A
Driven Ground Pass
R1 + X
RB + A
Lofted Ground Pass
X + X
A + A
Pass and Go
L1 + X
LB + A
Pass and Move
X + RS (direction, hold)
A + RS (direction, hold)
Flair Pass
L2 + X
LT + A
Lob Pass / Cross / Header
Square
X
Through Ball
Triangle
Y
Lofted Through Pass
Triangle + Triangle
Y + Y
Threaded Through Ball
R1 + Triangle
RB + Y
Lob Through Ball
L1 + Triangle
LB + Y
Driven Lobbed Through Pass
L1 + R1 + Triangle
LB + RB + Y
High Lob / High Cross
L1 + Square
LB + X
Driven Lob Pass / Driven Cross
R1 + Square
RB + X
Ground Cross
Square + Square
X + X
Whipped Cross
L1 + R1 + Square
LB + RB + X
Driven Ground Cross
R1 + Square + Square
RB + X + X
Fake Pass
Square then X + direction
X then A + direction
Flair Lob
L2 + Square
LT + X
Dummy a Pass
LS + (no direction) + R1 (press and hold)
LS + (no direction) + RB (press and hold)
Shoot / Header / Volley
O
B
Timed Shot
O + O (timed)
B + B (timed)
Chip Shot
L1 + O
LB + B
Finesse Shot
R1 + O
RB + B
Low Shot / Downward Header
L1 + R1 + O (tap)
LB + RB + B (tap)
Fake Shot
O then X + direction
B then A + direction
Flair Shot
L2 + O
LT + B
Flick Up for Volley
R3
R3
Disguised First Touch
R1 (press and hold) + LS (towards the ball)
RB (press and hold) + LS (towards the ball)
Set Up Touch
R1 + RS (hold in a direction)
RB + RS (hold in a direction)
Directional Runs
L1 (tap) + RS (flick in any direction)
LB (tap) + RS (flick in any direction)
Trigger Teammate Run
L1
LB
Call for Support
R1
RB
Cancel Foul Advantage
L2 + R2
LT + RT
Hard Super Cancel
L1 + R1 + L2 + R2
LB + RB + LT + RT
Player Lock
LS + RS
LS + RS
Switch Player Lock
LS (flick in any direction)
LS (flick in any direction)
Let Ball Run
R1 (hold) + LS (away from the ball)
RB (hold) + LS (away from the ball)
Kick Off (Rewing and Try Again)
L2 + R2 + Options
LT + RT + Menu
Goalkeeper Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Switch to Goalkeeper / Switch Camera
TouchPad
View
Drop Ball
Triangle
Y
Drop Kick
O or Square
B or X
Throw / Pass
X
A
Pick Up Ball
R1
RB
Driven Throw
R1 + X
RB + A
Driven Kick
R1 + Square
RB + X
Move Goalkeeper
R3 (press and hold) + RS
R3 (press and hold) + RS
Goalkeeper Cover Far Post
R3 (press and hold)
R3 (press and hold)
Free Kick Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Aim
LS
LS
Move Kick Taker
R
R
Time Your Shot
O + O
B + B (timed)
Curled Shot
O or R (hold downwards)
B or R (hold downwards)
Apply Curl During Run Up
RS
RS
Driven Shot
L1 + O
LB + B
Ground Pass
X
A
Lob Pass / Cross
Square
X
Wall Jump
Triangle
Y
Wall Charge
X
A
Move Wall
L2 or R2
LT or RT
Select Kick Taker
R2
RT
Add Kick Taker
R1 or L1
RB or LT
Move Goalkeeper
Square or O
X or B
Call 2nd Kick Taker
L2
LT
2nd Kick Taker Curled Shot
L2 + O
LT + B
2nd Kick Taker Layoff Pass
L2 + X
LT + A
2nd Kick Taker Layoff Chip
L2 + Square
LT + X
2nd Kick Taker Run Over Ball
L2 + O then X
LT + B then A
Call 3rd Kick Taker
R1
RB
3rd Kick Taker Curled Shot
R1 + O
RB + B
3rd Kick Taker Run Over Ball
R1 + O then X
RB + B then A
Co-Op change Set Piece user
LS + RS
LS + RS
Corners and Throw-ins Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Lob Cross (Corners)
Square
X
Pass (Corners)
X
A
Aim Kick
LS
LS
Apply Kick Power
Square
X
Turn Aim Indicator On/Off
Up
Up
Display Corner Tactics
Down
Down
Run Far Post
Down then Up
Down then Up
Edge of Box Run
Down then Right
Down then Right
Crowd the Goalkeeper
Down then Left
Down then Left
Run Near Post
Down then Down
Down then Down
Move Along the Line (Throw-ins)
LS
LS
Short Throw-in
X
A
Manual Short Throw-in
Triangle
Y
Long Throw-in
Square or X (press and hold)
X or A (press and hold)
Fake Throw
Square + X or X + Square
X + A or A + X
Penalties Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Aim
LS
LS
Shoot
O
B
Move Kick Taker
RS
RS
Stutter
L2
LT
Sprint
R2
RT
Finesse Shot
R1 + O
RB + B
Chip Shot
L1 + O
LB +B
Select Kick Taker
R2
RT
Turn Aim Indicator On/Off
Up
Up
Goalkeeper Move Side to Side
LS (direction)
LS (direction)
Goalkeeper Dive
RS (direction)
RS (direction)
Goalkeeper Gestures
X / O / Square / Triangle
A / B / X / Y
Tactics Controls
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Display Attacking Tactics
Up
Up
Get in the Box
Up, Up
Up, Up
Attacking Full Backs
Up, Right
Up, Right
Hug Sideline
Up, Left
Up, Left
Extra Striker
Up, Down
Up, Down
Display Defending Tactics
Down
Down
Striker Drop Back
Down, Up
Down, Up
Team Press
Down, Right
Down, Right
Overload Ball Side
Down, Left
Down, Left
Offside Trap
Down, Down
Down, Down
Change Game Plan
Left or Right
Left or Right
Quick Substitutes
R2
RT
Volta Football Controls
These are the additional controls that you need to know to master the Volta Football game mode on FIFA 23.
Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Simple Skill Moves
L1 (press and hold) + LS (direction)
LB (press and hold) + LS (direction)
Simple Flicks
R3 + LS (direction)
R3 + LS (direction)
Taunts
LS + (no direction) + R2 (pull and hold)
LS + (no direction) + RT (pull and hold)
Change Mentality (Tactic)
Left or Right
Left or Right
Hard Tackle
Square
X
Be A Pro Controls
In Be A Pro, you’ll spend a lot of your time off of the ball when your team is in possession: in the table below, you can find all of the attacking off of the ball controls in FIFA 23 when you’re controlling one player.
Further down, you can find the additional goalkeeper controls on FIFA 23’s Be A Pro.
Outfielder Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Call for a Pass
X
A
Call for or Suggest a Through Pass
Triangle
Y
Suggest Shot
O
B
Call for Driven Ground Pass
R1 + X
RB + A
Call for Threaded Through Pass
R1 + Triangle
RB + Y
Call for Lobbed Through Pass
L1 + Triangle
LB + Y
Call for Far Lobbed Through Pass
L1 + R1 + Triangle
LB + RB + Y
Call for Cross
Square
X
Call for Ground Cross
R1 + Square
RB + X
Call for High Cross
L1 + Square
LB + X
Goalkeeper Action
PS4 / PS5 Controls
Xbox One / Series X Controls
Call for or Suggest a Pass
X
A
Suggest a Through Pass
Triangle
Y
Suggest a Cross
Square
X
Suggest a Shot
O
B
Toggle Camera Target
TouchPad
View
Dive
R (hold in direction)
R (hold in direction)
Automatic Positioning
L1 (press and hold)
LB (press and hold)
2nd Defender Contain
R1 (press and hold)
RB (press and hold)
All Skill FIFA Controls
1-Star Skills
2-Star Skills
3-Star Skills
4-Star Skills
5-Star Skills
5-Star Juggling Skill Moves
Those are all of the FIFA controls that you need to know to play FIFA 23 in its usual matches as well as the Volta Football and Be A Pro game modes.
