World Cup

noun

: an international competition in a sport (such as soccer or hockey)

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Russo’s goal against Australia in the 2023 World Cup semi-final (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) And quite similar to your goal against Colombia (in the quarter-final). —

Michael Cox, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 In international competitions, Liverpool has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups — all English records — and one FIFA Club World Cup. —

Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 The Kansas City Star 816-234-4330 From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025 Anderson, who was the starting keeper on the under-17 World Cup team in 2018, will be competing with veteran Casey Murphy of the North Carolina Courage, Seattle’s Claudia Dickey and Mandy McGlynn of the Utah Royals to replace Naeher. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for World Cup