FIFA 23: How to Score a Curved Free Kick

by Mike Alexander / FIFA 23 Guides, Game Guides, Highlights / 05 Jul 2022

It’s the end of the game, and the tie breaking goal rests on your shoulders. You’ve taken up your position at the corner of the goal, and opposing team members have lined up in front of you, doing their best to form a wall to prevent you attacking their net.

The stress begins to set in, and you can feel your jersey clinging to your back, drenched with sweat. You take a deep breath and put your body into motion. One foot in front of the other, building up speed until you force your leg out with just the right amount of force and skill to allow the ball you connected with to fly past the wall of enemy players, and gently curve into their goal. The crowd goes wild!

This might sound like a fantasy situation for a soccer fan, but it is actually a real possibility in the world of FIFA. Gaming’s most beloved, realistic soccer sim is back with FIFA 23, and this year, you’ll feel closer to the pitch than ever before.

How to Score a Curved Free Kick in FIFA 23

If you find yourself in the kind of high-stakes situation described above, there are a few different ways you can handle it to ensure that your team comes out on top. One of those methods is the free curved kick. This awesome trick shot is actually one of the easier moves to pull off, and it can be done from either side of the net regardless of which foot is dominant on your player.

Here is how to pull off a free curved kick in FIFA 23. First, you’ll want to make sure that the player you are controlling has decent curve stats, that will obviously be important to the process. Then, you should take up a wide standing position and aim just to the outside of the goal.

Now that you’re in position and you have your aim, hold the shot button until you get 2 bars of power, and then perform a half circle on the right analog stick in the direction you want the ball to curve. The faster you perform the half circle, the more curve your shot will have.

And that’s it! Use this knowledge to sink those curve shots every time and make sure your team always breaks the tie.

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Mike Alexander

Mike has been playing video games since he was able to hold a controller, having been fascinated by Sonic 2 on his mom’s Sega Genesis. That fascination and passion for the art form has grown exponentially nearly 30 years later, and he doesn’t see that fading away anytime soon.
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