total football

to·tal foot·ball
UK/ˈtəʊtəl ˈfʊtbɔːl/US/ˈtoʊtəl ˈfʊtbɔl/

noun

A tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure.

OriginDutch totaalvoetbal →
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Meanings

nountotal football (uncountable)

alternative Total Football

  1. uncountableball gamesA tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure.

Origin

  1. Dutchtotaalvoetbal
  2. Englishtotal football

Calque of Dutch totaalvoetbal.

More words from Dutch

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Translations

Dutch totaalvoetbal
  • totaalvoetbalfootball tactic
Finnish totaalinen jalkapallo
  • totaalinen jalkapallofootball tactic
French football total
  • football totalfootball tactic
German totaler Fußball
  • totaler Fußballfootball tactic
Norwegian Bokmål totalfotball
  • totalfotballfootball tactic
Portuguese futebol total
  • futebol totalfootball tactic
Swedish totalfotboll
  • totalfotbollfootball tactic
Turkish total futbol
  • total futbolfootball tactic
Cite this entry
APA

total football. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/total%20football

MLA

“total football.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/total%20football. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “total football,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/total%20football.

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