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4-3-3 Team Shape
The default possession shape — a back four, a midfield three, and a front three.
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A formation on its own draws the team shape. The 4-3-3 — four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards — is the modern possession default, giving width through the wingers and a passing triangle in midfield. Players are numbered by position on a full IFAB pitch.