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«How the Cossacks Played Football» is an animated film produced by «Kyivnaukfilm» studio in 1970. This is the second short film in the animated comedy series «Cossacks».

Plot
The film begins with the Cossacks waiting for the arrival of Grai, Oko and Tur from London. Upon arrival, they tell a story not only about the city but also about the game they saw there — football. And the Cossack team begins training in order to win the football championship in England. Three Cossacks, who taught the basics of football to others, gather a team and go to the West. The Cossacks also lay down their arms, conveying the idea of ceasing hostilities and moving the battlefields to the football field.

The Cossacks play in three European countries — the first of which is unknown, as on the scoreboard only the word «Knights» is displayed. Probably these are players from medieval Germany, based on numerous hints. They use a particular style of football — the formation of a «wedge» or «boar's head», which was the traditional formation of German warriors. There is a version that the Cossacks played with the Swedish Vikings, who were defeated with the same score that was recorded in the game of the Ukrainian team against the Swedish team at Euro-2012.

They also played in France and England. In France, they play in the palace against the Musketeers, and in England, the match is played in London — rainy weather, the clock tower, the first train and the Queen are the indicators. This is a humorous parody of national stereotypes.

Production team

 * Director: Volodymyr Dakhno
 * Screenwriter: Volodymyr Kapustyan
 * Composer: Borys Buevskyi
 * Animators: Serhiy Dyozhkin, V. Yemelyanova, Adolf Pedan, Mark Drayzun, Nina Churylova, Oleksandr Lavrov, Mykola Bondar, Mykhailo Tytov, Oleksandr Viken, Volodymyr DakhnoVolodymyr Dakhno, Elvira Peretyatko
 * Cameraman: Anatoliy Havrylov
 * Sound engineer: Leonid Moroz
 * Editor: Tadeusz Pavlenko
 * Film director: Ivan Mazepa