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2. Match of the Century (1953 England v Hungary football match)

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   105,000. On 25 November 1953, Hungary – then the Olympic champions and on a run of 24 unbeaten games, and England, hailing from the birthplace of football, played a game which became known as the Match of the Century. Hungary won 6–3 and the result led to a review of the training and tactics used by the England team, and adoption of ...

3. Formation (association football) - Wikipedia

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   Formation (association football) Program for an 1887 game between Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday. The players of both teams are arranged in 2–3–5 formation. In association football, the formation of a team refers to the position players take in relation to each other on a pitch. As association football is a fluid and fast-moving ...

4. Three points for a win - Wikipedia

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   Three points for a win is a standard used in many sports leagues and group tournaments, especially in association football, in which 3 points are awarded to the team winning a match, with no points awarded to the losing team. If the game is drawn, each team receives 1 point. Many leagues and competitions originally awarded 2 points for a win ...

5. Defender (association football) - Wikipedia

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   Centre-backs are often tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. In the modern game, most teams employ two or three centre-backs in front of the goalkeeper. The 4–2–3–1, 4–3–3, and 4–4–2 formations all use two centre-backs. The common 4–4–2 formation uses two centre-backs.

6. Italy v Brazil (1982 FIFA World Cup) - Wikipedia

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   Attendance. 44,000. Italy v Brazil was a football match that took place between Brazil and Italy at Estadio Sarriá, Barcelona on 5 July 1982. It was the final second round group stage match for Group C in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The match was won by Italy 3–2, with Italian striker Paolo Rossi scoring a hat-trick.

7. Playoff format - Wikipedia

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   The 4–5 match is played to eliminate one team, while the 2–3 match is played to determine which match they will play in the second round. In the second round, the loser of the 2–3 match plays the winner of the 4–5 match, while the winner of the 2–3 match plays the No. 1 seed.

8. Association football positions - Wikipedia

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   In the early development of the game, formations were much more offensively aggressive, with the 1–2–7 being prominent in the late 1800s. [1] In the latter part of the 19th century, the 2–3–5 formation became widely used and the position names became more refined to reflect this. In defence, there were full-backs, known as the left-back ...

9. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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   A player doing a keepie-uppie. Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. [1] A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture.