FC 26 – All Passing Control, Tricks & Techniques

FC 26 is an online, single player or multiplayer football game that involves the new rating of the current players at 2025. You can build your own team to participate and play against the world showboating your skills and tricks to ride the leaderboard of your region.

There are various tricks and techniques that players have to master to get the cutting edge against the others. However, most of the players ignore the core mechanic of the game which involves shooting, dribbling, passing, and defending. Learning fundamentals is essential for fluent executions according to any scenarios. Therefore, it automatically qualifies you into the top 20% of the players. To learn all the passing tricks and techniques, we have compiled this small and comprehensive guide that will lead you to success.

All Passing Controls Tricks And Techniques That You Need To Know For FC 26

There are 3 variations to the pass, i.e. Short Pass, Long Pass and Through Pass. Well, now everyone would think that this is basic and there is nothing more to learn. Technically, there are multiple versions in Short Pass, Long Pass and Through Pass which we will uncover.

Short Pass

The short pass version is one of the most used passing technique to control the ball and possession. The controls are listed below:

1. Short Pass: Tap X (PS) or A (XBOX).
2. Short Loft Pass: Tap XX (PS) or AA (XBOX) to pass in air.
3. Ping Pass or Drive Pass: Hold R1+X (PS) or RB+A (XBOX) for fast pace pass.
4. Swerve Pass: [Low power, high power] Hold L2+X (PS) or LT+A (XBOX) to curve the ball.
5. Pass & Go Forward: Press L1+X (PS) or LB+A (XBOX) to let the players run forward until Offside.

Long Pass

The long pass is used to either create space or take advantage of the space. The controls for all the long passes are listed below:

1. Cross Pass: Press Square (PS) or X (XBOX).
2. Grounded Cross Pass: Tap Square,Square (PS) or XX (XBOX) for grounded pass.
3. High Cross: Hold L1+Square (PS) or LB+X (XBOX) to pass from one side to another.
4. Drive Cross: Press R1+L1+Square (PS) or RB+LB+X (XBOX)
5. Drive Ground Cross: Press R1+L1+Square,Square (PS) or RB+LB+XX (XBOX)

Through Pass

The through pass is the most used passing technique to break through and attack the defenders. Well, timed through pass will always guarantee you a goal. The variations of through pass are listed below:

1. Through Pass: Tap Triangle (PS) or Y (XBOX).
2. Through Loft Pass: Tap Triangle-Triangle (PS) or YY (XBOX)
3. Precision Through Pass: Hold R1+Triangle (PS) or RB+Y (XBOX) to pass precisely.
4. Through Lob Pass: Hold L1+Triangle,Triangle (PS) or LB+YY (XBOX) to lob pass ahead.
5. Through Swerve Pass: [Low power, high power] Hold L2+Triangle (PS) or LT+Y (XBOX) to curve pass ahead.

Best Pass Techniques

The Drive Pass and Through Loft Pass are ignored by most of the players as they prefer the normal Short Pass and Through Pass technique. Instead Drive Pass or Ping Pass is faster which makes defenders to react slow. Through Loft Pass allows you to bypass the defender who is blocking the route of your attacker, additionally it is hard to intercept.

Players who often use Offside Trap and High Pressure to defend can be broken by Through Lob Pass.

Swerve Passes allows your players to curve the ball while passing which makes it difficult to intercept when there are not much of a gap. Each passes have certain advantages and situational. Clear decision making and experience will make you climb the ladder pretty fast, therefore, practice all the passing techniques as listed to get a feel on when to use them during the match.