FIFA 19: 6 of the worst glitches seen in the game

EA Sports's FIFA 19 hit the stores in September 2018, and in many ways, is the best FIFA ever. For the first time, the game will feature the official UEFA Champions League, Europa League and the Super Cup tournaments.

Furthermore, the game includes a slew of new features that add a new dynamic to the game, promising a more immersive experience. However, invariably, the introduction of these changes swarmed the game with tonnes of bugs and glitches that at times manage to bring in a chuckle apart from the obvious rage and frustration.

Without further ado, let us look closer at FIFA 19's six worst glitches encountered so far that completely ruin the gameplay experience.

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#6 Petr Cech negotiates with a helmet

FIFA 19 introduced improved negotiations that brought in a much more inclusive and immersive experience to the gamer.

The animations are pretty generic and are almost the same for all the players present in the negotiation. In the early versions of the game, the developers overlooked Petr Cech, which allowed him to be seen with a helmet during the negotiations.

This glitch even prompted a reaction from Petr Cech himself. The 36-year-old suggested that he'd wear a tie to the negotiations.

Petr Cech wears his helmet to contract negations in FIFA 19.He clears up the glitch: pic.twitter.com/wQCQnQyH0N

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 27, 2018

However, this glitch was fixed by EA Sports in the later versions of the game.

#5 Corner from outside the pitch

At times, when a second player is called in for a short corner, the game glitches out, forcing the second player to tap the ball beyond the boundary. Then, the initial kick-taker could be used to swing the ball back into the game from way outside the play area.

This glitch plays out in several ways, which could also see the ball being driven back into the box right from behind the advertisement panels.

#4 The infinite throw-in animation

Forcing the ball outside the player area could permanently glitch the game into an infinite loop that breaks the entire match.

Once the ball is put into touch, the player performs a monotonous practice to master the art of throw-ins, without actually holding the ball. The player continues this motion endlessly while the ball is held by the referee inside the play area.

At times, the game glitches to this state even after the ball is brought back onto the pitch.

#3 Foul, throw-in, then a penalty

In this glitch, the player is not awarded a penalty the moment he is fouled by the keeper. Instead, the keeper takes a free kick, taps it towards his goal, jogs pointlessly and then kicks it out for a throw-in.

A few seconds pass, and the game returns back to sanity, offering the player a rightful penalty. From there on, the game proceeds as if nothing had transpired prior to the awarding of the spot kick.

#2 Corner during a penalty shootout

There is yet another game breaking glitch concerning penalties.

During penalty shootouts, when the ball is put behind the bar, the game glitches, forcing the player to take a corner. However, the camera angle does not move, and one has to take a corner with a still frame that only shows the goal area.

No matter what the outcome of the corner is, the game returns back to the penalty shootout, prompting nothing had happened in the previous scene.

There are a couple of instances when the players managed to put the ball into the back of the net from the resulting corner, which, amusingly, counted towards the score.

#1 Player animations

With the new Frostbite engine, the company behind the franchise promised that this year's FIFA would bring in a host of changes to the physics system, ushering an era of increased realism.

However, things didn't go as planned as the game engine brought in a host of bugs relating to player animations. Some of the glitches on the creepy side include crazy neck twists and invisible handshakes before the kick-off. Catch both of these glitches below: