Formation

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The lineup of a team during the game according to the tactics of the coach. The most popular formation used to be 1-2-3-5 involving five forwards, three half-backs, two fullbacks and the goalkeeper. However, more common formations are now 1-1-3-3-3 or 1-3-5-2.

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