FC 26 Controls Cheat Sheet
Nearly every pass and shot in FC 26 is one base button plus a modifier, and the same modifier does much the same thing to all four of them. Read a row to learn one modifier across every action, or a column to drill one button from its plainest form to its hardest - 37 variants in all. An empty cell is an answer too: the game has no such variant.
- +
- together
- then
- one after another
- or
- either works
- hold
- keep it held
- tap
- a quick press
- ×2
- press twice
- release
- let go
- flick
- flick the stick
- stick direction
- rotate the stick
Updated
With the ball
Four base buttons, and the modifiers that change what they produce.
| Modifier | Press APass | Press XLob / Cross | Press YThrough | Press BShoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaseThe button on its own. | Ground Pass / HeaderPress A | Lob Pass / Cross / HeaderPress X | Through PassPress Y | Shoot / Volley / HeaderPress B |
| Flippedpress twiceSwaps the trajectory: what stays down goes up, what flies comes down. | Lofted Ground PassPress A + press A | Ground CrossPress X + press X | Lofted Through PassPress Y + press Y | Low Driven ShotPress B + press B (after power up) |
| SharperPress RBFaster and more accurate, and on the shot a curl instead. | Driven Ground PassPress RB + press A | Precision Lob PassPress RB + press X | Precision PassPress RB + press Y | Finesse ShotPress RB + press B |
| Sharper + flippedPress RBpress twiceThe sharper version, kept low. | No variant | No variant | No variant | Low Driven Finesse ShotPress RB + press B + press B (after power up) |
| HigherPress LBLifts the ball over a defender, and on the pass sends the passer on a run. | Pass and GoPress LB + press A | High LobPress LB + press X | Lobbed Through PassPress LB + press Y | Chip ShotPress LB + press B |
| DrivenPress LB + press RBMaximum pace and power. | No variant | Driven Lob Pass / Driven CrossPress LB + press RB + press X | Driven Through PassPress LB + press RB + press Y | Power ShotPress LB + press RB + press B |
| Driven + flippedPress LB + press RBpress twiceAll the pace, held down. | No variant | Driven Ground CrossPress LB + press RB + press X + press X | No variant | Low Driven Power ShotPress LB + press RB + press B + press B (after power up) |
| FlairPress LTStruck with the outside of the foot, so the ball swerves. | Flair Pass / SwervePress LT + press A | Flair Lob / CrossPress LT + press X | Flair Through / SwervePress LT + press Y | Flair Shot / Outside the FootPress LT + press B |
| Flair + sharperPress LT + press RBSwerve aimed where the stick points. | No variant | No variant | Precision Swerve Ground PassPress LT + press RB + press Y | No variant |
| FakedPress A + move LSafter the base buttonStarts the action, then cancels out of it. | No variant | Fake PassPress X, then press A + move LS | No variant | Fake ShotPress B, then press A + move LS |
Scroll the table sideways for the other columns.
Without the ball
The same sharper modifier, on the other side of the ball.
| Modifier | Press AContain | Press XSlide | Press YKeeper | Press BTackle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BaseThe button on its own. | ContainTechnical and Legacy DefendingHold A | Sliding TacklePress X | Rush Goalkeeper OutHold Y | Tackle / Push or PullPush or pull when chasingPress B |
| HarderPress RBA more committed challenge, and a better chance of a card. | Professional FoulPress RB + press A | Hard Slide TacklePress RB + press X | No variant | Hard TacklePress RB + press B |
| Twicepress twiceSends the keeper to the middle of his goal instead. | No variant | No variant | Goalkeeper Rush to CenterPress Y + press Y | No variant |
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Where the pattern breaks
- Pass and Go is the odd one out of the Higher row: on the pass column the modifier sends the passer on a run instead of lifting the ball.
- A ground pass is already low, so it has no Driven cell. The Sharper modifier alone is its driven version.
- Finesse Shot bends the ball rather than speeding it up, so Sharper means curl on the shoot column and pace on the other three.
- The flipped shots only come out once the power bar has filled, which is the note on their second press.
- Contain is the Technical and Legacy Defending button. On Advanced Defending the same press is a Physical Tackle.