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Several association football games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of an team's lore or rivalries as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, for hooliganism that occurred during or after the game, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
The following is a list of games that have been given names that are widely used or recalled in reference to the game or as part of a particular team's lore. This list does not include games named only after being a cup game unless they have a nickname besides their official yearly name.
List
[edit]FIFA World Cup
[edit]Other FIFA matches
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
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Miracle of Dammam | 25 February 1989 |
AFC/AFF
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blockade Derby | 26 November 2005 | ||||
Disaster of Hanoi | 8 July 2007 | ||||
Miracle of Hanoi | 5 December 2010 | ||||
Miracle of Manila | 27 March 2018 |
Brazilian football
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batalha dos Aflitos | 26 November 2005 |
England Football League
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Game of three halves | 1 September 1894 | ||||
White Horse Final | 28 April 1923 | ||||
Matthews Final | 2 May 1953 | ||||
De Mistwedstrijd | |||||
Cockney Cup Final | 20 May 1967 | ||||
Game of the Century | 30 December 1978 | ||||
Five-minute Final | 12 May 1979 | ||||
Luton riot | 13 March 1985 | ||||
The Battle of Highbury | 9 January 1988 | ||||
It's Up For Grabs Now | 26 May 1989 | ||||
Old Trafford Brawl | 20 October 1990 | ||||
Match of the Decade | 3 April 1996 | ||||
The Epic | 14 April 1999 | ||||
Battle of Bramall Lane | 16 March 2002 | ||||
Battle of Old Trafford | 21 September 2003 | ||||
Battle of the Buffet | 24 October 2004 | ||||
The Gerrard Final | 13 May 2006 | ||||
Upton Park riot | 25 August 2009 | ||||
The Six One | 23 October 2011 | ||||
93:20 | 13 May 2012 | ||||
The Greatest FA Cup Upset | 24 January 2015 | ||||
Miracle of Hillsborough | 18 May 2023 |
Copa del Rey
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
El Centenariazo | 6 March 2002 |
Germany
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shame penalty of Leipzig | 22 March 1986 |
North America
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miracle in Montreal | 18 June 2009 |
Scotland
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
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Snow Final | 2 February 1889 | ||||
Hampden in the Sun | 19 October 1957 | ||||
Family Final | 18 May 1991 | ||||
Shock of Gibraltar | 12 July 2016 |
UEFA
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auxerre tragedy | 6 September 1995 | ||||
Miracle of Istanbul | 25 May 2005 | ||||
Alcorconazo | 27 October 2009 | ||||
La Remontada | 8 March 2017 |
International football
[edit]Name | Date | Away team | Score | Home team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The first International | 30 November 1872 | ||||
First South American International | 20 July 1902 | ||||
Copa Roberto Chery | 1 July 1919 | ||||
The First Game | 18 December 1921 | ||||
Battle of Highbury | 14 November 1934 | ||||
Battle of Breslau | 16 May 1937 | ||||
The Last Game | 27 August 1939 | ||||
Match of the Century | 25 November 1953 | ||||
The Miracle on Grass | 23 May 1954 | ||||
The Day Yugoslav Soccer Died | 3 June 1990 | ||||
Lansdowne Road riot | 15 February 1995 | ||||
The Other Final | 30 June 2002 |