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|+ Four codes of football
|+ Six codes of football
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| || Soccer || Rugby || American football || Australian football
| || Soccer || Rugby league || Rugby Union || American football || Canadian Football || Australian football
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|Number of players || 11 || 13 || 15 || 11 || 12 || 18
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|Ball shape
|Ball shape
| round
| round
| colspan=3 align=center | elliptical
| colspan=5 align=center | elliptical
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|Handling
|Handling
| goalkeeper only
| goalkeeper only
| colspan=3 align=center | all players
| all players
| all players
| all players not deemed ineligible until after the pass
| all players not deemed ineligible until after the pass
| all players
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|passing || unrestricted, kicked || backwards only, thrown || lateral + one forward pass per play, thrown || unrestricted, punched
|passing || kicked || backwards only, thrown || backwards only, thrown || lateral + one forward pass per play, thrown || lateral + one forward pass per play, thrown || unrestricted, punched
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|touchdown || n/a || ball grounded in endzone || ball in endzone in player's possession || n/a
|touchdown || n/a || ball grounded in endzone || ball grounded in endzone || ball in endzone in player's possession with two feet grounded || ball in endzone in player's possession with two feet grounded || closes comparison is a rushed behind
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|goal
|goal
| into opponent's net
| into opponent's net
|colspan=2 align=center | kicked over opposing goal posts || kicked between opposing goal posts
|colspan=4 align=center | kicked over opposing goal posts || kicked between opposing goal posts
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