draw against
idiom
British
: to choose (a team) to play against (another team) without knowing which teams are being chosen (as by drawing names)
The French team have been drawn against Greece in the first round.
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Saka scored a goal in each half before Kai Havertz got the third two minutes before the final whistle to get the Gunners back to winning ways after Mikel Arteta’s side faltered to a draw against Fulham on Sunday.
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Matias Grez, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Klinsmann didn’t even get near five straight defeats — he was fired after failing to win in three straight games late in 2016 (a 1-1 friendly draw against New Zealand followed by a loss to Mexico at home in World Cup qualifying and a 4-0 walloping on the road in Costa Rica four days later).
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
After all, Musiala missed the 3-3 draw against Frankfurt and came off the bench in the 4-1 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League last week.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Manchester United didn’t play particularly well in Ruben Amorim’s first match in charge, a 1-1 away draw against Ipswich Town on Sunday.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Matias Grez, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Klinsmann didn’t even get near five straight defeats — he was fired after failing to win in three straight games late in 2016 (a 1-1 friendly draw against New Zealand followed by a loss to Mexico at home in World Cup qualifying and a 4-0 walloping on the road in Costa Rica four days later).
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
After all, Musiala missed the 3-3 draw against Frankfurt and came off the bench in the 4-1 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League last week.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Manchester United didn’t play particularly well in Ruben Amorim’s first match in charge, a 1-1 away draw against Ipswich Town on Sunday.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Draw against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20against. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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