Canadian football (French: Football canadien) is a form of gridiron footballplayed in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (101 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide[1] attempting to advance a pointedprolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone). In Canada, the term may refer to Canadian football and American footballcollectively, or either sport specifically, depending on context. The two sports have shared origins and are closely related but have significant differences