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Philadelphia to Host 4 More Army-Navy Games at Lincoln Financial Field

The Army and Navy will battle each other on the gridiron at Lincoln Financial Field for four additional years, organizers and city officials announced Tuesday.

Philadelphia will host the annual football game in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.

The location for the 2021 game will be revealed later on Tuesday, officials said.

Philadelphia has hosted 86 match ups between the Army Black Knights of West Point and the Navy Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy since 1890.

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The first Philly game was hosted at Penn's Franklin Field in 1899 and later JFK Stadium, Veterans Stadium, and now the Linc.

The 2017 game is set for Dec. 9 at the Linc with a 3 p.m. kickoff.

Navy leads the series with 60 wins, 50 losses and 7 ties.

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