FIFA 20 Complete Controls Guide (PS4, Xbox One and PC)

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The first thing you need to know before starting the game is how to control your players. You can find all the FIFA 20 controls and buttons for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC here. After a major re-development of FIFA's control system, EA has added a new control system in the latest issue, extending the traditional FIFA control system.

FIFA 20 controls and buttons layout for Playstation, Xbox and PC (gamepad controllers and keyboard). The controls in this guide refer to the Classic configuration in FIFA 20 settings.

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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

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ATTACKING – SIMPLE

ACTION	PLAYSTATION CONTROLS	XBOX CONTROLS
Ground Pass/Header	X	A
Lob Pass/Cross/Header	▢	X
Through Ball	△	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 Shot	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

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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 Ball	L1 + △	LB + Y
Drivven Lobbed Through Pass	L1 + R1 + △	LB + RB + Y
Driven Lob Pass/Cross	R1 + ▢	RB + X
High Lob / Cross	L1 + ▢	LB + X
Low Cross	▢ + ▢	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)

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TACTICS

ACTION	PLAYSTATION CONTROLS	XBOX CONTROLS
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

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DEFENDING

ACTION	PLAYSTATION CONTROLS	XBOX CONTROLS
Change Player	L1	LB
Switch Player (Manual)	R + Direction	R + Direction
Tackle/Push or Pull (when chasing)	◯	B
Hard Tackle	◯ Press and Hold	B Press and Hold
Sliding Tackle	▢	X
Sliding Tackle (VOLTA FOOTBALL only)	▢	X
Clearance	◯	B
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

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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

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SET PIECES – FREE KICKS

ACTION	PLAYSTATION CONTROLS	XBOX CONTROLS
Aim	L	L
Adjust Start Position	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	L1 + ◯	LB + B
Ground Pass	X	A
High 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

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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

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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

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SET PIECES – PENALTIES

ACTION	PLAYSTATION CONTROLS	XBOX CONTROLS
Aim	L	L
Shoot	◯	B
Adjust Start Position	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

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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
Suggest Cross	▢	X
Call for Ground Cross	R1 + ▢	RB + ▢
Call for High Cross	L1 + ▢	LB + ▢

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BE A PRO: GOALKEEPER

(ATTACKING OFF THE BALL)

ACTION	PLAYSTATION CONTROLS	XBOX CONTROLS
Call for or suggest Pass	X	A
Ssuggest Through Pass	△	Y
Suggest Shot	◯	B
Suggest Cross	▢	X
Toggle Camera Target	Press Touchpad	Press Select

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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

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