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The sport of [[Football (soccer)|football]] in [[Scotland]] is administered by the [[Scottish Football Association]] (SFA). Scotland and neighbours [[England (football)|England]] played the world's first-ever official international match on 30 November 1872. The SFA first joined [[FIFA]] in 1910 but there were two periods of non-membership owing to disputes with FIFA until 1946, since when Scotland has held permanent membership. Scotland was a founder member of [[UEFA]] in 1954. 

Despite their illustrious history, Scotland have not reached the final of any major tournament. Their most famous team was the 1928 "Wembley Wizards" who defeated England 5–1 at [[Wembley Stadium]]. Among the most famous Scottish footballers are [[Alex James]], [[Bill Shankly]], [[Matt Busby]], [[Denis Law]], [[Ian St John]], [[Billy Bremner]], [[Jimmy Johnstone]], [[Kenny Dalglish]], [[Graeme Souness]], and [[Alan Hansen]].

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