2-2-6

noun

A soccer formation with 2 defenders, 2 midfielders and 6 strikers.

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Meanings

noun2-2-6 (uncountable)
  1. uncountableball gamesA soccer formation with 2 defenders, 2 midfielders and 6 strikers.

    Both teams employed what could be considered attacking formations—Scotland (2-2-6), and England (1-1-8) […]

    2011, Jaime Orejan, Football/Soccer: History and Tactics, →ISBN, page 31
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APA

2-2-6. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2-2-6

MLA

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