World XI

This article is about the association football team. For the cricket team, see World XI (cricket).
World XI
First international
 England 2–1 World XI
London, England; 23 October 1963[1]

The World XI is an association football team consisting of players from various countries. The World XI play one-off games against clubs, national teams, collectives of other confederations, or a continental teams, such as the Europe XI.[2] Because of this, no governing body in the sport officially recognises the team.

The team's first match was against England on the hundredth anniversary of the Football Association - 23 October 1963. The World lost 2-1, in front of a crowd of 100,000.[1]

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