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Anequaliser (inCommonwealth English) or equalizer (inAmerican English), is a sports term that refers to a goalorrun that makes the two teams' scores equal.[1][2]

For example, if Team A is winning 1-0 and Team B scores a goal, making the score 1-1, then that goal is an equaliser.

External videos
video icon Wambach's 122nd-minute equalizer vs Brazil in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal on July 10, 2011 retrieved March 8, 2022

According to Sports Illustrated, one of the most significant goals in United States soccer history was an equalizer scored by Abby Wambach: a header goal off a left-footed long-distance cross from Megan Rapinoe in the 122nd minute of play of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal in Germany.[3] FIFA called the goal the "greatest Women's World Cup goal."[4]

See also

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  •   Women's association football
  •   Ice hockey
  •   Baseball

    • References

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    1. ^ "Equalizer". Cambridge Dictionaries Online. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  • ^ "Equalizer". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  • ^ "The 10 Most Significant Goals In U.S. Soccer History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  • ^ "THE WINNER: Greatest Women's World Cup Goal - WAMBACH in 2011". FIFA. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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