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4-3-3
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English
Noun
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en football A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 strikers
en 18 November 2014 Daniel Taylor England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/18/scotland-england-international-friendly-match-report England had started in a 4-3-3 formation that had Danny Welbeck Welbeck and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Oxlade-Chamberlain coming in from the wings, with James Milner and Stewart Downing operating alongside Jack Wilshere in more deep-lying positions. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013073855/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/18/scotland-england-international-friendly-match-report 13 October 2026