If you want to play as well as possible, you should know the list of Xbox controls for FIFA 21. We have published them all on this page, including the new ones.
Xbox Controls for FIFA 21
List of controls for Xbox One, Serie X and Serie S
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Move Player | Left Stick |
| First Touch/Knock-On | RT + R + Direction |
| Sprint | RT Hold Down + Direction |
| Stop and Face Goal | Left Stick (release) + LB |
| Shield/Jockey | LT Hold Down + Direction |
| Skill Moves | Right Stick |
| Stop Ball | Left Stick (release) + RT |
| Jostle (Ball in Air) | LT |
| Slow Dribble (11v11 only) | L2 + R2 + L |
| NEW Agile Dribble | RB + L |
| Strafe Dribble | L1 + L |
| 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 + LB (press & hold) + RT (hold down) |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Ground Pass/Header | A |
| Lob Pass/Cross/Header | X |
| Through Pass | Y |
| Shoot/Volley/Header | B |
| Time Your Shot | B + B (timed) |
| Chip Shot | LB + B |
| Finesse Shot | RB + B |
| Low Shot/Downward Header | LB + RB + B + Tap B |
| Fake Shot | B then A + direction |
| Fake Pass | ▢ then A + direction |
| Threaded Through Pass | RB + Y |
| NEW Rewind and Try Again | LB + RB |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Protect Ball | LT |
| Lobbed Through Ball | LB + Y |
| Driven Lob Pass / Cross | RB + X |
| Lofted Ground Pass | A + A |
| Lofted Ground Through Pass | Y + Y |
| Driven Lobbed Through Pass | LB + RB + Y |
| High Lob / Cross | LB + X |
| Low Cross | ▢ + X |
| Trigger Run | LB |
| Call for Support | RB |
| Dummy a Pass | L + No Direction + RB (Press and Hold) |
| Cancel | LT + RT |
| Flair Pass | LT + A |
| Flair Shot | LT + B |
| Lob Pass | LT + X |
| Driven Ground Pass | RB + A |
| Let Ball Run | RB (Press and Hold) + L (Away from Ball) |
| Disguised First Touch | RB (Hold) + L (Towards Ball) |
| NEW Pass and Move | A + RS + Directional (hold) |
| NEW Directional Runs | LB (tap) + RS + Directional (flick in any direction) |
| NEW Player Lock | Left Stick + Right Stick |
| NEW Switching (Player Lock) | Left Stick (flick in any direction) |
| NEW Hard Super Cancel | LB + RB + LT + RT |
| NEW Cancel Foul Advantage | LT + RT |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Change Player | LB |
| Change Player (Manual) | Right Stick |
| Push or Pull (when chasing) | B |
| Push and Hold | B (Hold) |
| Tackle | B |
| Hard Tackle | B (Hold) |
| NEW Instant Hard Tackle | RB + B |
| Clearance | B |
| Sliding Tackle | X |
| Quick Get Up (after slide tackle) | X |
| NEW Shoulder Challenge/SealOut | LT (Tap) |
| Contain | A (Hold) |
| Teammate Contain | RB (Hold) |
| Slow Jockey/Grab and Hold | LT (Hold) |
| Fast Jockey | LT + RT |
| Engage Shielding Opponent | LT + L (towards shielding dribbler) |
| Hard Tackle (VOLTA) | X |
| Running Jockey | LT (Hold) + RT (Hold) |
| Rush Goalkeeper Out | Y |
| ACTION | 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 |
| Team Press | On D-Pad: DOWN then RIGHT |
| Overload Ball Side | 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 | RT |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Drop Kick | B or X |
| Throw/Pass | A |
| Drop Ball | Y |
| Pick Up Ball | RB |
| Switch to Goalkeeper | View Button |
| Driven Throw | RB + A |
| Driven Kick | RB + X |
| Move Goalkeeper | RS3 (Hold) + Right Stick |
| Cover far post | RS3 (Hold) |
| Cross Interception | Y + Y (Hold) |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Select Kick Taker | RT |
| Add Kick Taker | RB or LT |
| Aim/Move Camera | L |
| Adjust Start Position | R |
| Time Your Shot | B + B (timed) |
| Ground Pass | A |
| High Pass/Cross | X |
| Curled Shot | B |
| Driven Shot | LB + B |
| Apply Curl During Run Up | R |
| Wall Jump | Y |
| Wall Charge | A |
| Move Wall | LT or RT |
| Wall Creep | RB |
| Move Goalkeeper | B |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Call 2nd Kick Taker | LT |
| 2nd Kick Taker Curled Shot | LT + B |
| 2nd Kick Taker Layoff Pass | LT + A |
| 2nd Kick Taker Layoff Chip | LT + X |
| 2nd Kick Taker Run Over Ball | LT + B then A |
| Call 3rd Kick Taker | RB |
| 3rd Kick Taker Curled Shot | RB + B |
| 3rd Kick Taker Run Over Ball | RB + B then A |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Corners – Lob Pass | X |
| Corners – Pass | A |
| Aim Kick | L |
| Apply Kick Power | X |
| 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 | A |
| Short Throw In (Manual) | Y |
| Long Throw In | ▢ or A |
| Move Along Line (Throw In) | L |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Aim | L |
| Shoot | B |
| Adjust Start Position | R |
| Stutter | LT |
| Sprint | RT |
| Select Kick Taker | RT |
| Movement During Run Up | L |
| Apply Kick Power | B |
| Finesse Shot | RB + B |
| Chip Shot | LB + B |
| Turn Aim Indicator On/Off | On D-Pad: UP |
| Goalkeeper Dive | R + direction |
| Goalkeeper Move Side to Side | L + direction |
| Goalkeeper Gestures | ▢ or A or B or Y |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Call for or suggest Pass | A |
| Suggest Through Ball | Y |
| Suggest Cross | X |
| Suggest Shot | B |
| Toggle Camera Target | RB + A |
| Toggle Camera Target | RB + A |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Call for Pass | A |
| Call for or Suggest Through Pass | Y |
| Suggest Shot | B |
| Call for Driven Ground Pass | RB + A |
| Call for Threaded Through Pass | RB + Y |
| Call for Lobbed Through Pass | LB + Y |
| Call for Far Lobbed Through Pass | LB + RB + Y |
| Call for Driven Ground Pass | RB + A |
| Call for Threaded Through Pass | RB + Y |
| Call for Lobbed Through Pass | LB + Y |
| Call for Far Lobbed Through Pass | LB + RB + Y |
| Call for Cross | X |
| Call for Ground Cross | RB + X |
| NEW Whipped Cross | LB + RB + X |
| Call for High Cross | L1 + ▢ |
| NEW Driven Ground Cross | LB + X + X |
| ACTION | BUTTONS |
| Dive | R + direction (hold) |
| Autopositioning | LB (Press and Hold) |
| 2nd Defender Contain | RB (Press and Hold) |
| Toggle Camera Target | Press Track Pad |
Great breakdown of the controls! This will definitely help me improve my gameplay in FIFA 21. Thanks for putting this together!