Match of the Century

Match of the Century has referred to many events in various sports:

Contract bridge

• Bridge Battle of the Century, Lenz vs Culbertson, 1931–1932

Chess

• The World Chess Championship 1972, between Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky
• Several of the USSR and Russia versus the Rest of the World chess team matches, held in 1970, 1984, and 2002

Golf

• The 1926 exhibition 72-hole match between Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones

Horse racing

• The defeat of War Admiral by Seabiscuit on November 1, 1938

Rugby

• The Match of the Century (rugby union), played between Wales and New Zealand in 1905

Football

• The Match of the Century (1953 England v Hungary football match)
• Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup), also called The Game of the Century
• South Melbourne vs Geelong (1886 VFA season), also called the Game of the Century

Tennis

• The Match of the Century (tennis), between Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills in 1926
• The Battle of the Sexes (tennis), exhibition match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs

See also

• Fight of the Century (disambiguation)
• The Game of the Century (disambiguation)