BASIC CONTROLS
Basic Move | Grip | Gamepad Pro | Game Pad | Keyboard | Joystick or Mouse |
| Run | D-Pad | D-Pad | D-Pad | Arrow Keys | D-Pad |
| Pass | B | Yellow | Yellow | S | 1 |
| Shoot | C | Green | Green | D | 2 |
| Lob | A | Red | Red | A | |
| Tackle | C | Green | Green | D | 2 |
| Slide Tackle | A | Red | Red | A | |
| Sprint | Y | Blue | Blue | W | |
| Special Keys | L or R | L2 or R2 | Ctrl or Alt |
KEYBOARD
WITH THE BALL
| Key | Action |
| A | Lob / Sliding Tackle |
| S | Pass / Change Players |
| S (x2) | Through Pass |
| D | Shot / Tackle |
| D (x2) | Chipped Shot |
| E | Avoid Tackle |
| E (x2) | Fake Foul (Simulation) |
| W | Burst of Speed |
| Q | Very Hard Tackle |
| Q (x2) | Loose possetion of the player |
SPECIAL MOVES WITHTHE BALL
| Special Keys (SK) | Action |
| SK (tap) | Fast dribble to the left or to the right |
| SK (hold) | The player moves very slow |
| SK + Q | Simple Dribble |
| SK + Q (x2) | Moves the ball to one side but goes to the other way. |
| SK + W | Rotate Player 360 degrees over the ball |
| SK + E | Fake a Dribble putting the players foot on the ball |
| SK + E (x2) | Ronaldo style fake |
| SK + A | Rainbow Kick |
| SK + S (x2) | Pass with the wrong foot |
| SK + S | Dribbles to the left or to the right |
| SK + D (hold) | Fakes a shot and slowly turns 90 degrees |
| SK + D (tap) | Fakes a shot and quickly turns 90 degrees |
| SK + D (x2) | Fakes a Dribble and continues straight |
| SK + D (direction in diagonal) | Automatic Running Dribble (Then press SK + D) |
BALL IN AIR
| Key | Action |
| A | High header to teammate |
| S | Low header to teammate |
| D | Header in the direction of the goal |
| A (x2) | One time high pass (may be a header, a bicycle kick, a diving header, etc, depending your position) |
| S (x2) | One time low pass (may be a header, a bicycle kick, a diving header, etc, depending your position) |
| D (x2) | One time shot to goal (may be a header, a bicycle kick, a diving header, etc, depending your position) |
| D (hold + direction) | Hard Header (If the direction is opposite to the goal, the player heads the ball to the ground first) |
TACKLES
| Key | Tackle |
| A | Simple sliding tackle in the direction of the ball not of the player. |
| D | Tackling by trying to touch the ball from the opponent's foot. |
| E | Hard tackle in direction of the player but only when no-one has the ball. |
| Q | Another type of hard tackle in the direction of the player not of the ball. |
| Q (x2) | Very hard tackle directly in the players body (such as hip check or elbow or punch, etc). |
GIVE AND GO
| Key | Action |
| Q | Pass the ball to a teammate. Then run into space by using the passer of the ball. (the teammate will be computer controlled) |
| S | Then press S to receive the ball back. |
CORNERS, GOAL KICKS, FREE KICKS
| Key | Action |
| SK | Use Ctrl to curve the ball to the left and use Alt to curve the ball to the right. |
MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER 3D PRO
These are the buttons that correspond with the keyboard.
Here's something cool to try in FIFA 98. After your team has scored and they arecelebrating press the following buttons repeatedly to hear special sounds from the crowd.
Shoot Button
= Loud DrumsLob/Long kick button = Horns
Pass Button = Crowd Cheers
Sprint Button = Normal Drums
And when you get a goal scored against you,you can also vendicate yourself by booing and whistling.
Shoot Button
= BooingPass Button = Whistling
This page was created by Daniel Vassallo and Matt Holme.