Why does there exist a continuous map with no fixed point $f\colon S^n\to S^n$ when $n\ge 1$?

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Why does there exist a continuous map with no fixed point $f\colon S^n\to S^n$ when $n\ge 1$?

I can find a continuous map that has no fixed points for the case $n=1$ but I fail to see how this generalizes.

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Take $f$ to be the antipodal map.