Soccer Skills 2 World Cup — Play Free Online

Soccer Skills 2 World Cup is a football game that runs straight in the browser, published by Poki. You steer a player with the keyboard or a thumb, line up the ball with the mouse or a tap, and try to beat the other side with timing and positioning rather than button-mashing. A session is short enough to fit in a few minutes, which suits a quick break between longer games.

It is a different kind of challenge from the rest of the Doodle Jump catalogue. Doodle Jump is about one-handed rhythm and staying alive as long as possible; here the goal is concrete, scoring against an opponent, and the skill is in reading where the ball is going and getting there first.

How to play

On a computer, move with the arrow keys or WASD and use the mouse to aim and to pick options from the menus. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe on the screen instead. Press Play above and the game loads in the frame, with nothing to install and no account to create.

Start in the menu, choose what you want to play, and take a moment to see how your player responds before the match gets going. Movement and aiming are separate inputs, so the first minute is mostly about getting used to using both together.

Tips

• Spend the first attempt learning how far the ball travels when you aim, instead of rushing to score.
• Keep your player between the ball and your own goal when you are not attacking; chasing it in a straight line usually leaves you out of position.
• On a touch screen, use short swipes. Long swipes make it harder to judge the direction.
• If a round goes badly, restart and try a calmer pace. Steady play usually beats frantic movement.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want another sports title, Bouncy Basketball swaps the football pitch for a hoop and physics-driven bouncing, and it is easy to play against a friend. For something with more movement and platforming, Fireboy and Watergirl and Ovo 2 reward careful timing in a very different way. Helix Jump is a good pick for a faster, one-input session.

Soccer Skills 2 World Cup suits anyone who likes sports games with simple controls, whether on a keyboard at a desk or a phone on the go.