To get the most out of your gameplay, it’s crucial to master the PlayStation controls for FC 26. On this page, you’ll find a comprehensive list of all controls, covering both the classic commands and the latest additions.
PlayStation Controls for FC 26
Complete list for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Move Player | LS |
| First Touch/Knock-On | R2 + RS + Direction |
| Effort Touch | R2 + RS or RS + Direction |
| Sprint | R2 Hold Down + Direction |
| Stop and Face Goal | LS (release) + L1 |
| Shield/Jockey | L2 Hold Down + Direction |
| Skill Moves | RS |
| Stop Ball | LS (release) + R2 |
| Jostle (Ball in Air) | L2 |
| Slow Dribble (11v11 only) | L2 + R2 + L |
| Strafe Dribble | L1 + LS |
| Agile Dribble | R1 + LS |
| Strafe Dribble (lock face angle) | L1 + R1 + L |
| Simple Skill Moves (VOLTA) | L1 + R1 + L |
| Simple Flicks (VOLTA) | R3 + L + Direction |
| Taunts (VOLTA) | L + no direction + L1 (press & hold) + + R2 (hold down) |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Ground Pass/Header | X |
| Lob Pass/Cross/Header | ▢ |
| Through Pass | △ |
| Shoot/Volley/Header | ◯ |
| Low Driven Shot | ◯ + ◯ |
| Chip Shot | L1 + ◯ |
| Finesse Shot | R1 + ◯ |
| Low Driven Finesse Shot | R1 + ◯ + ◯ |
| Low Shot/Downward Header | L1 + R1 + ◯ + Tap ◯ |
| Low Driven Power Shot | L1 + R1 + ◯ + ◯ |
| Fake Shot | ◯ then X + direction |
| Fake Pass | ▢ then X + direction |
| Fake Shot to Shot | ▢ or ◯, X, LS + no direction |
| Threaded Through Pass | R1 + △ |
| Rewind and Try Again | L2 + R2 |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Protect Ball | L2 |
| Lobbed Through Pass | L1 + △ |
| Lofted Ground Pass | X + X |
| Lofted Ground Through Pass | △ + △ |
| Driven Lobbed Through Pass | L1 + R1 + △ |
| Driven Lob Pass / Cross | R1 + ▢ |
| High Lob / Cross | L1 + ▢ |
| Low Cross | ▢ + ▢ |
| Trigger Run | L1 |
| Call for Support | R1 |
| Dummy a Pass | L + No Direction + R1 (Press and Hold) |
| Cancel | L2 + R2 |
| Flair Pass | L2 + X |
| Flair Shot | L2 + ◯ |
| Lob Pass | L2 + X |
| Let Ball Run | R1 (Press and Hold) + LS (Away from Ball) |
| Disguised First Touch | R1 (Hold) + LS (Towards Ball) |
| Pass and Move | X + RS + Directional (hold) |
| Pass and Go | L1 + X |
| Directional Runs | L1 (tap) + RS + Directional (flick in any direction) |
| Player Lock | LS + RS |
| Switching (Player Lock) | LS (flick in any direction) |
| Hard Super Cancel | L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 |
| Cancel Foul Advantage | L2 + R2 |
| Precision Pass | R1 + △ |
| Precision Swerve Ground Pass | L2 + R1 + △ |
| Precision Lob Pass | R1 + ▢ |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Change Player | L1 |
| Change Player (Manual) | RS |
| Icon Switching | R3 |
| Push or Pull (when chasing) | ◯ |
| Pull and Hold | ◯ (Hold) |
| Tackle | ◯ |
| Instant Hard Tackle | R1 + ◯ (Hold) |
| Clearance | ◯ |
| Technical Clearance | R1 + ◯ |
| Hard Tackle | R1 + ◯ |
| Professional Foul | R1 + X |
| Sliding Tackle | ▢ |
| Quick Get Up (after slide tackle) | ▢ |
| Shoulder Challenge/SealOut | L2 (Tap) |
| Contain | X (Press and Hold) |
| Physical Tackle | X (Press and Hold) |
| Teammate Contain | R1 (Hold) |
| Slow Jockey/Grab & Hold | L2 (Hold) |
| Fast Jockey | L2 + R2 |
| Engage Shielding Opponent | L2 + L (towards shielding dribbler) |
| Hard Tackle (VOLTA) | ▢ |
| Running Jockey | L2 (Hold) + L2 (Hold) |
| Rush Goalkeeper Out | △ |
| Goalkeeper Rush to Contain | △ + △ (Hold) |
| Goalkeeper Rush to Center | △ + △ (Hold) |
| Goalkeeper Rush to Center Cancel | △ |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION D-PAD BUTTONS |
| Display Attacking Tactics | On D-Pad: UP |
| Get in the Box | On D-Pad: UP then UP |
| Attacking Full Backs | On D-Pad: UP then RIGHT |
| Hug Sideline | On D-Pad: UP then LEFT |
| Extra Striker | On D-Pad: UP then DOWN |
| Display Defending Tactics | On D-Pad: DOWN |
| Striker Drop Back | On D-Pad: DOWN then UP |
| Overload Ball Side | On D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT |
| Team Press | On D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT |
| Offside Trap | On D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN |
| Change Game Plan | On D-Pad: LEFT or RIGHT |
| Quick Substitutes | R2 |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Drop Kick | ◯ or ▢ |
| Throw/Pass | X |
| Drop Ball | △ |
| Pick Up Ball | R1 |
| Switch to Goalkeeper | Touch Pad |
| Driven Throw | R1 + X |
| Driven Kick | R1 + ▢ |
| Move Goalkeeper | R3 (Hold) + RS |
| Cover far post | R3 (Hold) |
| Fake Throw | ▢ + X or X + ▢ |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Select Kick Taker | R2 |
| Add Additional Kick Taker | R1 or L2 |
| Aim/Move Camera | LS |
| Reticle Aim | RS |
| Adjust Start Position | RS |
| Ground Pass | X |
| High Pass/Cross | ▢ |
| Curled Shot | ◯ |
| Driven Shot | L1 + ◯ |
| Apply Curl During Run Up | R |
| Wall Jump | △ |
| Wall Charge | X |
| Move Wall | L2 or R2 |
| Wall Creep | R1 |
| Move Goalkeeper | ▢ or ◯ |
| Co-Op change Set Piece user | RS + LS |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Call 2nd Kick Taker | L2 |
| 2nd Kick Taker Curled Shot | L2 + ◯ |
| 2nd Kick Taker Layoff Pass | L2 + X |
| 2nd Kick Taker Lob | L2 + ▢ |
| 2nd Kick Taker Run Over Ball | L2 + ◯ then X |
| Call 3rd Kick Taker | R1 |
| 3rd Kick Taker Curled Shot | R1 + ◯ |
| 3rd Kick Taker Run Over Ball | R1 + ◯ then X |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Corners – Lob Pass | ▢ |
| Corners – Pass | X |
| Aim Kick | L |
| Apply Kick Power | ▢ |
| Turn Aim Indicator On/Off | On D-Pad: UP |
| Display Corner Tactics | On D-Pad: DOWN |
| Run Far Post | On D-Pad: DOWN then UP |
| Edge of Box Run | On D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT |
| Crowd The Goalkeeper | On D-Pad: DOWN then LEFT |
| Run Near Post | On D-Pad: DOWN then DOWN |
| Short Throw In | X |
| Short Throw In (Manual) | △ |
| Long Throw In | ▢ or X |
| Move Along Line (Throw In) | L |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Aim | L |
| Shoot | ◯ |
| Adjust Start Position | R |
| Stutter | L2 |
| Sprint | R2 |
| Select Kick Taker | R2 |
| Movement During Run Up | L |
| Apply Kick Power | ◯ |
| Finesse Shot | R1 + ◯ |
| Chip Shot | L1 + ◯ |
| Turn Aim Indicator On/Off | On D-Pad: UP |
| Goalkeeper Dive | R + direction |
| Goalkeeper Move Side to Side | L + direction |
| Goalkeeper Gestures | ▢ or X or ◯ or △ |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Call for Pass | X |
| Call for or Suggest Through Pass | △ |
| Suggest Shot | ◯ |
| Call for Driven Ground Pass | R1 + X |
| Call for Threaded Through Pass | R1 + △ |
| Call for Lobbed Through Pass | L1 + △ |
| Call for Far Lobbed Through Pass | L1 + R1 + △ |
| Call for Driven Ground Pass | R1 + X |
| Call for Threaded Through Pass | R1 + △ |
| Call for Lobbed Through Pass | L1 + △ |
| Call for Far Lobbed Through Pass | L1 + R1 + △ |
| Call for Cross | ▢ |
| Call for Ground Cross | R1 + ▢ |
| Whipped Cross | L1 + R1 + ▢ |
| Call for High Cross | L1 + ▢ |
| Driven Ground Cross | L1 + ▢ + ▢ |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Call for or suggest Pass | X |
| Suggest Through Ball | △ |
| Suggest Cross | ▢ |
| Suggest Shot | ◯ |
| Toggle Camera Target | R1 + X |
| Toggle Camera Target | R1 + X |
| ACTION | PLAYSTATION BUTTONS |
| Dive | R + direction (hold) |
| Autopositioning | L1 (Press and Hold) |
| 2nd Defender Contain | R1 (Press and Hold) |
| Outfielder Controls | L1 + L3 |
| Toggle Camera Target | Press Track Pad |
| Jockey | L2 (Press and Hold) |
| Rush | △ (Press and Hold) |
| Sprint | R2 (Press and Hold) |
| Punch | ◯ |
| Grab Ball | ▢ |
| Reaction Dive On Demand | R1 + R |
| Camera Pan | L1 + L |