On today 162 years ago, October 26th, 1863 (September 14th, 1863 in the lunar calendar), the birthday of modern football. On October 26th, 1863, the British Football Association was established in London, formulating the first football rules, and announcing the birth of modern football. In the future, people will regard this day as the birthday of modern football. The earliest football match formation was the "nine forwards and one guard" style created by the British, that is, nine forwards, one guard and one goalkeeper. Later, the "seven fronts and three guards" formation was produced, which made the offensive and defensive forces relatively balanced. In 1870, Scotland created the "six fronts and four guards" formation. Then, the British created the "tower" formation of "1 +2 +3 +5". This formation had a great influence on the development of world football at that time, because it reflected the basic balance of offensive and defensive forces. In order to meet the needs of the development of football, on May 21, 1904, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and other countries initiated the establishment of the International Football Federation (headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland) in Paris. In 1925, FIFA issued a new "offside" rule, which aggravated the defensive task and made the contradiction between offense and defense more acute. Accordingly, the British Chevman created the "WM" formation in 1930, which balanced the distribution of offensive and defensive numbers. This formation prevailed all over the world around the 1940s. Since the 1950s, world football has experienced three revolutionary changes. In 1953, the Hungarians broke through the traditional "WM" style of play and created the "three three four" formation, which effectively promoted the world football at that time. In 1958, Brazilians made new developments in technology and skills, created a "424" formation with a balanced attack and defense, and won the 6th, 7th and 9th World Cup championships. Since then, the "433" formation and its variants have appeared. Because of its balance between offense and defense, flexible and changeable tactics, this formation reflects the trend of all-round development of technology, tactics and physical quality, so it is known as the third revolution in the history of football. The evolution of football formation reflects the development of the contradiction between attack and defense, thus reflecting the development of football. At present, there are two kinds of large-scale football matches in the world: one is the World Football Championship (i.e. the World Cup) held by the International Football Federation and held every four years. This is the highest level and most influential world football competition. The other is the football match of the Olympic Games. In order to cultivate reserve forces, FIFA has also held the biennial World Youth Football Championship since 1977; Since 1981, the World Junior Football Championship has been held. In order to promote the development of football, football federations of various continents have also held various types of international competitions. Since the establishment of FIFA, its members have grown to more than 100 countries and regions, and it is one of the largest individual organizations of the International Olympic Committee. Our country joined FIFA in 1934. After liberation, FIFA recognized our football association as its member. In 1958, as FIFA also recognized the so-called "Football Association of the Republic of China" as its member, the Chinese Football Association announced its withdrawal. In October, 1979, FIFA decided to restore the legal rights of China's Football Association, confirming that China's Football Association is the sole representative of China. Now, football has become the "No.1 sport in the world" loved by hundreds of millions of people. The level of football not only represents a country's sports level, but also is one of the symbols of a country's material civilization and spiritual civilization. Football is a collective competitive event with strong antagonism. This sport originated in China at the earliest, and its origin can be traced back to the era of the Yellow Emperor 5,000 years ago. The Sixteen Classics records the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou-"Capture Chiyou, fill his stomach as a bow, make people hold it, and reward those who win more". On July 15th, 2004, the 3rd China International Football Expo was held in Beijing Exhibition Hall, a special event to commemorate the centenary of FIFA. FIFA President Blatter solemnly announced to the world that football originated in China, and AFC Secretary General Verapan issued a confirmation certificate. The origin of modern football can be traced back to the 3rd century BC, a barbaric game of hands and feet-Harpastorm, which spread in ancient Greece and Rome. Around the 10th century AD, this game spread in England, mixed with the local primitive football, forming early football games in various forms. Over time, by the early 19th century, this game developed into a game similar to modern football. In 1841, the first 11-a-side football match appeared at Eton College in England. This is because at that time, there were 10 students and a teacher living in each dormitory of the school. After class, football matches were often played in the dormitories, eventually forming a competition system of 11 players against 11 players. In the mid-19th century, the industrial revolution in Britain promoted the development of modern football. Because the industrial revolution at that time needed a large number of skilled workers, various technical schools to train these skilled workers came into being. Students from different regions in the school had different requirements for football match methods and behaviors on the field. In order to ensure that people with different football backgrounds can play together, a unified football rule is urgently needed. On October 26th, 1863, the first unified football rules were produced at Cambridge University in England. This day is recognized all over the world as the birthday of modern football. In the second half of the 19th century, football matches became more and more fierce, and more and more spectators watched the football. Some clubs began to collect tickets for economic interests, and football matches began to enter the commercial stage and become professional. Founded in 1904, FIFA has more than 200 member associations, and it is an international individual sports organization with the largest number of member associations at present. All continents and countries (regions) also have their own related football organizations. The governing body of football in China is the Chinese Football Association. International competitions under FIFA include: World Cup, World Youth Football Championship, World Junior Football Championship and World Women's Football Championship. Among them, the World Cup has the largest scale and the highest level, and it is the most important sports event in the world. Olympic football is part of the International Olympic Committee series. Olympic football began at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, France. At the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, France, and the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, USA, soccer was played as a performance event. In 1908, it became an official event at the London Olympic Games in England. At the beginning of the 20th century, football was rapidly popularized in European countries, and football clubs were set up in various countries. The connection between football and commodity society deepened day by day, resulting in a group of people who played football for their livelihood. Since then, professional football has become popular in continental Europe. After long-term training and competition, the technical level of professional athletes in the Olympic football field is obviously higher than that of amateur athletes. The huge gap between this level makes the Olympic football match lose its competitiveness and excitement, and affects the enthusiasm of many regions to participate in the Olympic Games. Especially in the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games, after England's professional football players won two consecutive championships, the controversy over whether to allow professional athletes to participate in the Olympic Games became more intense. Later, FIFA began to impose some restrictions on professional footballers' participation in the Olympic Games. However, FIFA doesn't have a clear concept and definition on how to distinguish professional athletes from amateur athletes. After several changes, in 1984, FIFA made a decision that players from Europe and South America who had participated in the World Cup finals were not allowed to participate in the Olympic football matches; In 1988, FIFA made the following regulations on this basis: the age limit of Olympic football players is under 23 years old, and each team is allowed to have three over-age players. There are 16 teams in the men's football final of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games: 4 teams from Asia (including the host Chinese team), 4 teams from Europe, 3 teams from Africa, 2 teams from South America, 2 teams from Central, North America and the Caribbean and 1 team from Oceania. There are 12 teams in the women's football final of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games: 3 teams from Asia (including the host China team), 3 teams from Europe, 1.5 teams from Africa, 2 teams from Central, North America and the Caribbean, 1.5 teams from South America and 1 team from Oceania. Before liberation, the Chinese football team participated in two Olympic Games. The first time was the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. At that time, due to the small number of participating teams and no qualifiers, the Chinese team lost 2-0 to the British team in the first game and was eliminated. He participated for the second time in 1948, and lost 4-0 to Turkey in the first game and was eliminated. After the founding of New China, China withdrew from the Olympic Games in 1956 because of the Taiwan Province issue. In 1980, China returned to the Olympic Games. So far, the Chinese football team has participated in seven Olympic qualifiers. In 1980 and 1984, they lost to Singapore and Thailand respectively, and failed to qualify in the Asian qualifiers. In 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004, they lost to South Korea in four consecutive Olympic qualifiers and did not reach the final. Only in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games reached the final, but in the group stage, it lost 3-0 to the former Federal Republic of Germany, lost 2-0 to Sweden and drew 0-0 with Tunisia, so it failed to qualify. Comparatively speaking, the Chinese women's football team achieved better results in the Olympic Games. In the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, women's football was listed as an official event for the first time, and the Chinese women's football team reached the final. Although it lost to the American team 1: 2 in the end, it was highly praised for its outstanding performance. At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the Chinese women's football team did not enter the top four; The Chinese women's football team failed to qualify in the group stage of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.