World Cup

noun

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

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The Round 9 tri-series in 2024-26 World Cup League 2 action continues between Namibia and the United States in their second set of games on Friday at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground in Al Amarat, Oman. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 Embarrassing themselves at the 2016 World Cup in Toronto by going winless in three games, including losses to the Czechs and … Team Europe. —

Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 The first best-on-best tournament to feature NHL players since 2016’s World Cup of Hockey, the 4 Nations Face-Off sees top players from the US, Canada, Finland and Sweden compete for the right to call themselves the best in the world. —

Jamie Barton, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 Gold Rabbit Sports has worked with brands including the Kansas City Chiefs, the Kentucky Derby, Red Bull, Athleta, Grubhub, Sentient Jet, Fanduel TV, FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. —

Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for World Cup