Match of the Century
# 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
