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Association football , more commonly known as  football  or  soccer , [a]  is a  team sport  played between two teams of eleven  players  with a spherical  ball . It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. [3] [4] [5] [6]  The game is played on a rectangular  field  with a  goal  at each end. The object of the game is to  score  by getting the ball into the opposing goal. Association football The attacking player (No. 10) attempts to kick the ball beyond the opposing team's goalkeeper, between the goalposts, and beneath the crossbar to score a  goal . Highest  governing body FIFA Nicknames Football, soccer,  the Beautiful Game , the World Game [1] First played 19 December 1863, Limes Field,  Mortlake ,  London , England [2] Characteristics Contact Permitted ( Limited ) Team members 11 per sid...
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Taj mahal

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The  Taj Mahal  ( / ˌ t ɑː dʒ   m ə ˈ h ɑː l / , more often  / ˈ t ɑː ʒ / ; [3]  meaning Crown of the Palace [4] ) is an ivory-white marble  mausoleum  on the south bank of the  Yamuna  river in the Indian city of  Agra . It was commissioned in 1632 by the  Mughal emperor ,  Shah Jahan  (reigned 1628–1658), to house the tomb of his favourite wife,  Mumtaz Mahal . The tomb is the centrepiece of a 17-hectare (42-acre) [5]  complex, which includes a  mosque  and a guest house, and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a  crenellated  wall. Taj Mahal Location Agra ,  Uttar Pradesh , India Coordinates 27°10′30″N   78°02′31″E Height 73 metres (240 ft) Built 1632–53 [1] Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahauri Architectural style(s) Mughal architecture Visitors 7–8 million [2]  (in 2014) UNESCO World Heritage Site Type Cultural Criteria (i) Designated 198...
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Austria

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