Game of the Century

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The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.

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Game of the Century canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FIFA World Cup semi-final
football match
sports event
attendance over 100000
awayTeam West Germany national football team
broadcastOnTelevision true
city Mexico City
competition 1970 FIFA World Cup
continent North America
countryOfReferee Peru
date 1970-06-17
era 20th century
featuredPlayer Franz Beckenbauer
Gerd Müller
Gianni Rivera
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
Luigi Riva
finalScore Italy 4–3 West Germany
goalsInExtraTime 5
governingBody FIFA
hasLegacy frequently cited in discussions of classic World Cup matches
homeTeam Italy national football team
hostCountry Mexico
languageOfNickname English
loser West Germany national football team
nickname Game of the Century self-linksurface differs
notableFor being considered one of the greatest football matches ever played
dramatic extra time
multiple lead changes in extra time
officialName Italy vs West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final)
opponentInFinal Brazil national football team
referee Arturo Yamasaki
resultedIn Italy reaching the 1970 FIFA World Cup final
scoreAfter90Minutes 1–1
scoreAfterExtraTime 4–3
shortName 1970 FIFA World Cup
surface form: Italy vs West Germany 1970
sport association football
stadium Estadio Azteca
stage semi-final
subsequentOutcome Italy lost the 1970 FIFA World Cup final to Brazil
team Italy national football team
West Germany national football team
totalGoals 7
tournamentHostNation Mexico
wentToExtraTime true
winner Italy national football team
year 1970

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1970 FIFA World Cup nicknameOfMatch Game of the Century
Game of the Century nickname Game of the Century self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Game of the Century (1970 World Cup)