Play Steven Gerrard’s Total Soccer 2002 (Europe edition · English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Dutch) Online

From the main menu choose the single-match mode for the quickest start, select your side and an eligible club or national opponent, then set both General and Goalkeeper difficulty to Easy while learning. Tournament, Cup and League modes are available for a longer campaign and save their progress. Your first objective is simply to outscore the opposition before full time: use B for quick passes, work the ball along the wings and follow every shot in case the keeper spills it. Without possession, close the ball carrier and use A for a sliding tackle or step into passing lanes to intercept.

Use the Control Pad to run and aim; control automatically follows the player nearest the ball. With possession, B makes a simple pass to an automatically selected nearby team-mate. A shoots or crosses, with a longer hold adding power and the Control Pad setting direction; at an aerial ball A makes the player jump or head it. Without possession, A performs a sliding tackle and can be used to intercept. Goalkeepers are not directly controlled, although a direction can be chosen for penalties. START replays the last few seconds rather than opening a conventional pause menu; no separate pause input was confirmed.