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2-2-6
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Noun
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en football A soccer formation with 2 defenders, 2 midfielders and 6 strikers.
en 2011 Jaime Orejan Football/Soccer: History and Tactics 9780786447848 31 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H0l2T7tLSiEC&pg=PA31 Both teams employed what could be considered attacking formations—Scotland (2-2-6), and England (1-1-8)