FIFA 21: Keybinds / PC Controls - keyboard FIFA 21 guide, tips
Last update: 30 October 2020
This tutorial section contains information on PC keyboard controls in FIFA 21. In the below tables, we collated the control buttons with an explanation of their uses within the game.
- Movement
- Attacking - basic
- Attacking - advanced
- Tactics
- Defense
- Goalkeeper
- Set pieces - free throws
- Set pieces - advanced free throws
- Set pieces - free throws and throw-ins
- Set pieces - penalty kicks
Movement
 | Movement |
 | Sprint (press and hold direction) Stopping the ball (no direction) |
 | Ball blocking / pace control (Press and hold direction) Jockey (ball in the air) |
 | First touch/knock-on (8 on numerical keyboard) |
 | Stop and face goal with ball (without holding direction) |
 | Face up dribbling |
 | Skill moves |
Attacking - basic
 | Ground pass/header |
 | Lob pass/cross/header |
 | Through ball |
 | Shoot/volley/header Timed finish (pressing the same key twice) |
 | Chip shot |
 | Finesse shot |
 | Low shot/downward header |
 | Fake shot/pass |
 | Dummy a Pass |
 | Precise through pass |
Attacking - advanced
 | Protect ball |
 | Driven Ground Pass |
 | Lofted Ground Pass (press the same key again at the right time) |
Lob Through Pass | |
 | Lob Through Pass |
 | Driven Lobbed Through Pass |
 | Driven Lob Pass/ Driven Cross |
 | High Lob / High Cross |
 | Ground Cross |
 | Trigger Run |
 | Call for Support |
 | Dummy a Pass |
 | Cancel |
 | Flair Pass |
 | Flair Shot |
 | Flair Lob |
 | Let Ball Run |
 | Flick Up For Volley |
 | Disguised First Touch - press and hold and, select the direction towards the ball |
 | Set Up Touch (numerals on the keyboard num.) |
 | Pass and Go |
Tactics
 | DISPLAY ATTACKING TACTICS |
 | Get In The Box |
 | Attacking Full Backs |
 | Hug Sideline |
Extra Striker | |
 | Display Defending Tactics |
 | Striker Drop Back |
 | Team Press |
 | Overload Ball Side |
 | Offside Trap |
 | Change Game Plan |
 | Quick Substitutes |
Defense
 | Switch player |
 | Tackle/Push or Pull Hard Tackle Tackle/Push or Pull (when chasing) - press and hold |
 | Slide Quick rise - after the slide |
 | Jockey/Grab & hold |
 | Contain - press and hold |
 | Teammate Contain - press and hold |
 | Pace control (running) |
 | Rush Goalkeeper Out - press and hold |
Goalkeeper Cross Intercept - press and hold |
Goalkeeper
 | Drop Kick |
 | Drop Kick |
 | Throw/Pass |
 | Drop Ball |
 | Pick Up Ball |
 | Driven Throw |
 | Driven Kick |
 | Switch to goalkeeper |
 | GK Cover Far Post - press and hold |
Set pieces - free throws
 | Aiming (on numerical keyboard) |
 | Move Kick Taker (on the NUM keyboard.) Adding rotation while running (on the NUM keyboard.) Curveball - keep it down (on NUM keyboard.) |
 | Hit at the right time - press the same key twice at the right time |
 | Driven shot |
 | Ground pass Wall run |
 | High Pass / Cross |
 | Wall jump |
 | Move Wall |
 | Select Kick Taker |
 | Add Kick Taker |
Set pieces - advanced free throws
 | Call 2nd Kick Taker |
 | 2nd Kick Taker Curled Shot |
 | 2nd Kick Taker Layoff Pass |
 | 2nd Kick Taker Layoff Chip |
 | 2nd Kick Taker Run Over Ball |
 | Call 3rd Kick Taker |
 | 3rd Kick Taker Curled Shot |
 | 3rd Kick Taker Run Over Ball |
Set pieces - free throws and throw-ins
 | Corners – Lob Cross Apply Kick Power Long Throw In - press and hold |
 | Corners – Pass Short Throw In Long Throw In - press and hold |
 | Move Along Live (Throw In) |
 | Fake Throw |
 | Turn Aim Indicator On/Off Move Along Live (Throw In) |
 | ON / OFF Turn Aim Indicator |
 | Display Corner Tactics |
 | Run Far Post |
 | Edge Of Box Run |
 | Crowd the Goalkeeper |
 | Run Near Post |
Set pieces - penalty kicks
 | Aim Move |
 | Move Kick Taker (on the NUM keyboard.) |
 | Goalkeeper Dive (on keyboard num.) |
 | Shot / kick strength determination |
 | Stutter |
 | Sprint Select Kick Taker |
 | Finesse shot |
 | Chip shot |
 | ON / OFF Turn Aim Indicator |
 | Goalkeeper Gestures |
 | Goalkeeper Gestures |