I've been dealing with this problem for the past few months. I am used to scoring easily against world class difficulty but now I can't score at all and I can't defend. No matter what tactics.

The CPU AI is insane. First time backheel passes, Trivelas outside the box with CB's, expertly timed slide tackles made routinely. Every shot max power corner net top bins. All my passes intercepted.

I'm not sure what to do. Squad battles is supposed to be a more chill, laid back, casual experience but now I find myself increasingly frustrated every time I play. 

I used to never lose, EVER. And now I find myself down at least a goal routinely. None of my friends have this problem, only me.

Someone please help. I just want to have fun.

I've been dealing with this problem for the past few months. I am used to scoring easily against world class difficulty but now I can't score at all and I can't defend. No matter what tactics.

The CPU AI is insane. First time backheel passes, Trivelas outside the box with CB's, expertly timed slide tackles made routinely. Every shot max power corner net top bins. All my passes intercepted.

I'm not sure what to do. Squad battles is supposed to be a more chill, laid back, casual experience but now I find myself increasingly frustrated every time I play. 

I used to never lose, EVER. And now I find myself down at least a goal routinely. None of my friends have this problem, only me.

Someone please help. I just want to have fun.

There has been patches so you might just have to get used to it again. 

Don't know your formation or tactics, but will kindly suggest mine.  Try using tactics code mk?$99LuwDK. It really helps to have players with role ++ if possible.  Find it easier to score on legendary, only play world class against teams rated 88 or higher AND chemistry 30 or higher. Play lots of pinged passes, spread the pitch by dribbling out wide, use pass and go in and around the penalty area, but most importantly shoot as often as possible and force saves.  This helps you stay on the front foot and you can almost feel your team having momentum.  Defensively, always press the ball manually with your attackers, use your CMs to mark only on their half of the pitch and help your FBs. Use your FBs to cut off angles for cutbacks and force cpu wingers to the touchline. Don't dive in for tackles excessively, instead press x rapidly when near opponents. Counter ruthlessly, especially after corners, because this is the best way to get quick goals. Also if possible, be sure that all of your defenders (especially fullbacks) have at least the regular bruiser playstyle. I get 30000+ points weekly (with the exception of disconnects) so I really hope this helps you. Wishing you success in game and in life 

Thanks a lot I will try this. Best wishes to you as well.

using tactic 4-4-2 with ST moving wide (target man - wide)

Both strikers?

I have been saying this since this version came out back in September.  World Class is broke.  AI moves / switches direction too UNREALISTCALLY fast and their defenders ALWAYS catch up you, even if your player with the ball has 99 pace.  And the tackling ..., way way too over powered.  They make 110% of EVERY tackle in their defensive zone.  Another issue with WC difficulty is the lack of 2nd chance shots.  Every on target shot you take that is either blocked by their goalie or defender ALWAYS ends up rebounding directly back to one of their players.

Roughly 7 months later, the difficulty has not changed.  My current team has a 92 rank and there are times when playing a match against a 83 ranked 7 chem team can be much more difficult than a match against a 90 rated 33 chem team. The inconsistent difficulty (what should be based on their ranking) is frustrating.  You never know how much of a gain they are going to add to all of the AI's sliders.

I could handle the ridiculous way they are allowed  to play if my own team could operate to their level but I get slowed down too much to do anything. Can’t tackle, turn, dribble, sprint away from players. 

When the gameplay is like this the refereeing is also a joke and injury time goals galore. 

You forgot to mention when the AI makes a tackle, the ball will fly forwards at 100MPH and ALWAYS go straight to one of their own players who will instantly control it.

I've even seen times where the ball has defied the laws of physics itself to curl around just to reach an AI player.

Play the old gen versions of the game. Helps tremendously. EA really destroyed the “fun” of squad battles this year in the new gen versions. Outside of the boost in the CPU opponent AI, they dramatically nerfed the player controlled team AI. Also, all of the outright DDA and scripting they put in to make the players you are controlling do things you don’t want them too. Like running towards the sideline to get a loss ball, while you’re trying to hold them back from running they still continue to run and touch it before it goes out giving possession to the CPU team… and the absurd amount of offsides due to delays in passing animations allowing the the defense to move up or making the intended receiver to break the line when the pass was initiated well before they even got to the defense.

Not to mention when an attack breaks down (normally by the AI looking at your player and the ball to win it) your strikers will take an age to get back onside, meaning if you do win the ball back, you can't pass forwards quickly because they all slowly walk back onside.

Or when you try to breakaway from an AI corner, only to find your striker is doing his best to stay behind the last defender, despite being 10 yards in your own half because EA don't understand offside, or don't know how to program it so your players don't automatically assume they have to be behind defenders at all time (or simply don't care)