Game       : Fifa 2000
Version    : 1.4
Platform   : Play Station
Genre      : Sports , Soccer
Publishers : EA Sports
Author     : Arif Hussain
E-Mail     : ath_007@hotmail.com
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~CONTENTS~
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1) Notice.
2) Review.
3) About the Author.
4) About the Game.
5) Intro.(of the game)
6) Game Information.
  6.1) Game Controls.
  6.2) Pause Menu.
  6.3) Option Menu.
7)The different Difficulty levels.
8) Kinds Of Matches.
  8.1) Friendly.
  8.2) Cup.
  8.3) League/Season.
  8.4) Training.
  8.5) Custom Cup and League.
9) Teams in Detail.
10) Questions and Answers.
11) Hints and Secrets.
12) Special Thanks.
13) Special Notice
13) Legal Notice.

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                              ~Review~

EA Sports has rocked the chart again by their new game Fifa 2000.The 
game
is improving with each of its version coming. It has become one of the 
best
selling soccer games of the year 2000.With this game, more and more
Americans are coming into the big gaming screens. This game has 
improved
a lot from the game Fifa'99.The graphics, the game play everything has
changed even the Player Models ,for example: You can make your own 
Team,
You can change the colour of Rivaldo, you can add hair to Zidane(he is 
bald)
.The animations are also very cool. But the commentatory is a bit 
boring,
as it is repetitive.

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                          About the Author.
Name        :Arif Hussain .a.k.a. ATH
Email       :ath_007@hotmail.com
Webpage     :http://communities.msn.com/faqs
Place       :Saudi Arabia

            This is the first faq I have written and I am writing more.
So, if there is any kind of mistakes or errors please mail me.
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                          About the Game.
Version           : 1.1
PlatForm          : Playstation
Genre             : EA Sports
Memory card       : Yes - 2 blocks
No.of players     : 1-8 players(Multi Tap compatible)
Kind of Game      : Sports
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                          Intro (of the game)
EA sports has done it again. The game Fifa 2000 became the best seller
of the year. Many kinds of improvement took place within a span of 
time.
Robbie Williams shows his skills in the game also, his song "Its only 
us"
is very good. The songs are too good that we may spend time listening 
to them other than playing. There are also new Player editing 
techniques
in this game. For more information you can go to the sites of the game.
http://www.fifa2000.com
http://www.easports.com

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                           Game Information.

Now lets come to the game without wasting any more time. First, lets 
see
about the game functions and lets look through the stats.

Gameplay : 
It is a little outta shape.(you should know what I mean).
so I have to give it 
-3.5/5(not too good, not too bad)

Graphics : 
Graphics are cool. When you do a very rough tackle a movie comes
in which you will get a card. See how the players move like in real 
life.
So, I can give it a 
-4/5

Music    : 
Music is AWESOME. The songs like 'Its only us' are excellent.
So, it is 
-5/5

Commentatory : 
Commentatory is like ....y'know...not strong enough To keep our gaming 
spirits up. I can't say it is very good, because it is repetitive. At 
first it will seem good but after a few weeks of playing, it will be 
boring. So it is like a 3/5

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                       *6.1 - Game Controls*
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Movement Of Player - D-Pad.
X         - Pass
O         - Shoot
[]        - Lob
Triangle  - Sprint
L1        - Pass it front
L2        - Side the ball/Hurdle
R1        - Protect the ball from been stolen
R2        - Flick the ball/360 spin
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In the Main Menu,

X         - Select
Triangle  - Help Menu
Select    - Go Backward
Start     - Go Forward.
O         - Choose Icon at the Bottom of the screen.
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When ball is not in possession,

X         - Switch the player
O         - Conservative Tackle
[]        - Slide
L2        - An icon comes in the down corner of the screen(i dont know 
its 
use
            so readers help needed)
R2        - An icon comes in the down corner of the screen(i dont know 
its 
use
            so readers help needed)
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When the ball is with the Goal Keeper,

X         - Shoot High
O         - Shoot High
[]        - Throw
L1        - Drop Ball/Take ball in the hands/Pass it away.
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When Shooting Penalties,

X         - Change the player
O         - Shoot
[]        - Change the Side
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When Shooting Free kicks,

X         - Raise The ball in the air.
O         - Shoot
L1        - Pass
L2        - Spin the Ball left
R2        - Spin the Ball Right.
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When Ball is in the air,

X         - Volley Pass
O         - Vooley Shot
O*2       - Scissor kick
[]        - Diving Header
Triangle  - A very WEAK heading.

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                           6.2) Pause Menu
In the pause menu , you can see the following:

Continue       : Continue with the current game.
Instant Replay : See the replay of the game or shot which occurred 
about
                 ten seconds (or so) ago.
Cameras        : Toggles between the cameras you want
                 a) Tele cam
                 b) Tower cam
                 c) End to End
                 d) Action cam
                 e) Customise - Adjusts the cam for default settings.
Team management: a) Substitution : Allows you to Substitute a player
                 b) IGM(In Game Management): Allows you to set the type
                    of arrangement your team has. This can be done also 
by
                    pressing Select during the game.
                 c) Kick Takers  : Allows you to set the players in the
                    different kinds of situations like penalty, free 
kick etc
Side Select    : Allows you to take the chosen team's side, which you 
want to control.
Option Menu    : See option menu (6.3)
Match Facts    : Makes you to know the stats of the match
                 The total number of shots
                 The number of shots on target
                 Corners
                 Bookings
                 Percentage (%) of having ball under possession.
Score Summary  : The players who have scored and the number of goals 
scored.
Booking Summary: The players who have been booked.
Restart Match  : Restarting the current match. Be careful 'cause once 
you
                 tap on it, they wont ask "Are You Sure?"
Exit Match     : Quit the current match
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                       6.3)Option Menu

The Option menu consists of 4 categories, which are:-

1) Match
2) Gameplay
3) Visual
4) Audio

Now, lets see everything in brief.

1)Match
1.1) Length of the half:Toggles between the time you want to have in 
one
                        half.2-4-8-10-20-45 mins.
1.2) Language          :The language you want to have.The languages 
consist
                        of:English , American , Dutch , Spanish 
etc.There 
                        are still two or three more languages that i 
cant figure
                        out.So readers help needed.
1.3) Weather           :The weather in which you want to play the 
match.
                        The weather consists of:
                        Clear climate, Rain, Hot Climate, Snow, Sleet 
or random
                        (In Random, the game will select the climate). 
You 
                        cannot Select the weather in between the game.
1.4) Substitutions     :Toggles between the number of substitutions you 
want.
                        3,5 or  Unlimited.
1.5) Fatigue           :Toggles between On/Off.
1.6) Clock Type        :Toggles between Out Of Play/Continuous.
1.7) Day/Night         :Toggles between the Day/Night.
1.8) Kit Clashing      :Toggles between On/Off.


2) Gameplay
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2.1) Difficulty Level   :Toggles between Amateur/Professional/World 
Class
2.2) Game Speed         :The speed at which you want to play the game: 
Normal,
                         Fast, Faster, Fastest. The fastest is very 
annoying.
2.3) Referee Strictness :Toggles Between Random/Defined. The defined 
looks 
                         like this ======|=== .
2.4) Bookings           :Toggles Between On/Off.
2.5) Offsides           :Toggles Between On/Off.
2.6) Injuries           :Toggles Between On/Off.
2.7) Vibration          :Toggles Between On/Off.


3) Visual
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3.1) Cameras            :Toggles Between Tele,Tower,End to End,Action.
3.2) Auto Replay        :Toggles Between On/Off
3.3) Out of Play Cinemas:Toggles Between On/Off.
3.4) Time Display       :Toggles Between On/Off.
3.5) Score Display      :Toggles Between On/Off.
3.6) Visual Indicators  :Toggles Between On/Off.
3.7) Player Numbers     :Toggles Between On/Off.


4) Audio
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4.1) Music Volume       :Off-1-100%
4.2) Commentary Volume  :Off-1-100%
4.3) Game SFX Volume    :Off-1-100%
4.4) Menu SFX Volume    :Off-1-100%

Now thats for the Game and its other Information.

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                    8) The Different Kinds Of Difficulty
                       -------------Levels--------------
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There are Three difficulty levels in the game. They are:
a) Amateur.
b) Professional.
c) World Class.

The Following are each in detail.

a) Amateur
This level is for the beginners. The scoring trick is soooo easy. An 
Expert 
Can shoot about 20 goals in about 10 minutes. (I do that).This level is 
like a 
Training Ground. The tips for shooting in this level are:-

* When you start the match and you are taking the center, run with the 
ball
  down to the enemies defense area.
* Run and dribble the ball very fast, otherwise the ball will go out of
  possession.
* Even you can run towards the corner area and lob the ball into the 
box
  and do a bicycle shot into the net.
* You can even run towards the goal keeper and hurdle and tap the ball
  in to the net. This picture might make it clear.
   _ _  net    Goal Keeper             player with the ball "YOU".
  /  | /    O /                    O   /
 /   |/    /|\         <--------  /|\ /
|    |      |  ---------->         |
|____|_    / \                   0/ \


   _ _                          /The way you will go
  /  |      O                  /
 /   |     /|\   <------<-----\
|    |      |   /      /       \
|__0-|-----/ \ / \\___O/ -----> <--------to hurdle press L1 (game 
controls)
           /          \
          /            Goal Keeper trying to steal the ball by sliding.
       "YOU"

* Another trick is that when you near the goalkeeper alone without any
  opponent near you ,the goal keeper will charge towards you. When that 
happens
  quickly change your track in which you are running, this is an easy 
method
  to score.


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This is the place of the game which starts to be tough. It will be a 
little
hard to move away from the opponents, so take care so that you wont 
lose
the ball. If you lose the ball, then it will take some time for getting 
it
back. You should not use any kind of aggressive tackle, so that you 
wont
get a card. Tips same as that of amateur but don't try to be fast. You 
can
be fast but slow down near the penalty box. But don't slow down that 
much
that the opponents could reach you .You will push him away but that 
wont
help much, so be fast enough. And to deal with the goal keeper, don't 
shoot from
far away 'cause the goal keeper can catch it very easily. And don't 
come too
close too 'cause the goal keeper can come sliding too fast that you can 
not
use the trick showed in the amateur section. If you are lucky, you can
score.


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This is the toughest level of all. If you lose the ball and don't try 
to
get it back ,then it is a sure goal. And if you try to use aggressive
tackle then, Out comes the card, in goes the player. In this stage you 
should
be very fast(very very fast) so that the opponents cant reach you(which
never will happen).But in penalties the goalies are not so hard. But 
don't
think of that too much, 'cause you will never get the chances to shoot
penalties. I have never scored in this level, because the opponents are 
too
strong.No tips in this stage because you know the cause. So readers 
help 
needed

If any person  can help me in figuring it out then I will put his name 
in
the special thanks section.

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                    8) The Different kinds Of matches
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There are about 6 kinds of matches in this game,they are:
8.1) Friendly
8.2) Cups
8.3) League Or The Season
8.4) Training
8.5) Custom Cup
8.6) Custom League

Lets go through each in detail.

8.1) Friendly
Here you can play a friendly game with any country you want. There is
nothing much to tell you ,so you can just play the game.

8.2) Cups
Here you have to choose between the three cups you want to play.
a) World Cup -which comprises of all the international teams.
b) EFA Trophy-which comprises of all the clubs.
c) ECC trophy-which again comprises of all the clubs.

8.3) Season
Choose the country you want and play the mini clubs they will have,(not 
like Manchester United or Arsenal)

8.4) Training
Choose the international team you want and play a ...
  ...Training Match-Train yourself for the big game.
  ...Penalties     -Train yourself to kicks the (cheap)Penalties
  ...Set Pieces    -This contains
                    a) Free Kicks
                    b) Corners
                    c) Throw ins
  ...Keeper        -On/Off

8.5) Custom Cup and League.
Contains the following:-
Cup name                         --------------> Put the Name u want
Cup Format                       --------------> League/K.O or K.O
Types of Teams                   --------------> Club/International
Number of Teams...
Number of Groups...
Matches v Each group team...
Teams advancing from each group...
Legs v Opponent...
Legs v Opponents in final...
Month to begin cup

      ------
-League-
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League name
Types of teams...
Number of Teams...
Matches v Each team
Month to begin The League.

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                             -Teams-
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Here are the International Teams:-
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Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Denmark
Egypt
England
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Iran
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korean Republic
Lebanon
Mexico
Morocco
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Paraguay
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
UAE
USA
Yugoslavia

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Next are the Classic Soccer teams:-
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Ajax 70-73
Anderlecht 83
Argentina 78
Arsenal 70-71
Munich 74-76
Barc 89-92
Boca 76
Bor.MG 75-76
Brazil 1958      (you can find Pele here)
Brazil 1970      (you can find Pele here)
Bulgaria 1994
Celtic 1967
Daewoo 1997      (the cheapest team...)
Denmark 89-92
England 1966
France 1958
France 1984
IFK 1982
Germany 89-91
Hamb 82-83
Holland 1974
Hungary 1954
Indep 72-77
Inter 64-66
Italy 1982
Japan 1986
Liverpool 77-78
Manchester United 1968
Mars 89-93
Milan 88-90
NY 72-75
Napoli 86-89
Real Madrid 50-56
Red Star 90-91
Romania 1994
Ros 97-98
Santos 62-63
Spain 1984
Buch 86-89
St.Et 1976
West Germany 1974

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Next are The Rest of the World Teams:-
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Al Ahly
Al Ain
Al Nasr
Al Wahda
Al Wasi
Cska Moscow
Croatia Zagreb
Dinamo Kiev
Dinamo Tbilsi
EA 1                 [ EA's own team made from the EA Staff ]
EA 2                 [ EA's own team made from the EA Staff ]
EA 3                 [ EA's own team made from the EA Staff ]
EA 4                 [ EA's own team made from the EA Staff ]
El Masry
Ismaeilia
Itihad
MTK Budapest
Maribor Branik
Port Vale
R.Buchares
Rapid Vienna
Rigeka
S.Bratislava
Servette
Slavia Prague
Sparte Prague
S.Moscow
Special Guests        ...they are special indeed.
Sturm Graz
Teplice
Widzew Lodz
Zamalek

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                       Questions and Answers
1) How do u head the ball into the net from a cross or in particular 
corner
   kicks?
      -Lewis
  
  A) Well there are many chances of heading the ball into the net. The 
thing u should do is ,when the ball comes flying over head...see 
that 
it falls correctly to where u r standing. Then more backwards 
(little
-max 3 steps)then charge forwards by pressing the shoot button...it 
will result in a diving header. BUT, this is a very tough attempt as
we may be attacked by an opponent. You can also head by pressing the
Triangle button.

2) How can you score direct without passing on a free kick [direct 
kick]?
      -Lewis

A) I have never tried this ...But thisis a very rare chance.
   All I can say is keep the shot low and hard.

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                             Hints and Secrets
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1) To head the ball to the net, send the ball to a player, & make sure 
you 
   are holding circle[shoot button]. Tapping will perform a bicycle 
kick and 
   stepping back will result in a diving header or a miss .

2) For the free kick, curve the ball around the wall of the defense 
using R1 
   or L1 + shoot button or send the ball into the top corner. *Remember 
that 
   some goal keeper are very sharp and flexible than other ex [ Lazio, 
Parma, 
   Barthez[Monaco], Schmeicael, former Manchester united keeper and 
David 
   Seaman[Arsenal].If you are playing a season, try to use a club that 
is good 
   but will not make it to Uefa or champions league, then buy a [player 
named G 
   Macbride from EA3, he is cheap to buy but has great skills] and try 
to win 
   the title and qualify for next yr.
-	Lewis


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The People I should thank are:

CjayC - Webmaster of Gamefaqs. This site, I believe, Is the largest 
codes
        And faqs site on the web.
Lewis - Gave me some Hints & Tricks. I should Thank this guy a lot.

And Finally, You, The reader of this faq. 


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