Match of the Century has referred to many events in various sports:
Contract bridge
Bridge Battle of the Century, Lenz vs Culbertson, 1931–1932
Chess
The World Chess Championship 1972, between Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky Several of the USSR and Russia versus the Rest of the World chess team matches, held in 1970, 1984, and 2002
Golf
The 1926 exhibition 72-hole match between Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones
Horse racing
The defeat of War Admiral by Seabiscuit on November 1, 1938
Rugby
The Match of the Century (rugby union), played between Wales and New Zealand in 1905
Football
The Match of the Century (1953 England v Hungary football match) Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup), also called The Game of the Century South Melbourne vs Geelong (1886 VFA season), also called the Game of the Century
Tennis
The Match of the Century (tennis), between Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills in 1926 The Battle of the Sexes (tennis), exhibition match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
See also
Fight of the Century (disambiguation) The Game of the Century (disambiguation)