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Still, the South Americans should have an easy path through to the knockout rounds with Cape Verde, one of four World Cup debutants, and Saudi Arabia left to battle for third place and a possible wild-card spot in the round of 32.—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 The World Cup debutants are best in wide open games where the field is stretched and chances are at a premium.—Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 6 June 2026 Right behind them on the rankings in 50th are World Cup debutants Uzbekistan, who finished second in their qualifying group behind Iran with four wins and two draws from six matches.—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Switzerland dominated Sunday’s game against World Cup debutant Jordan, getting first-half goals from the penalty spot by Breel Embolo and Granit Xhaka, either side of a shot by Dan Ndoye.—ABC News, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for debutant
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Etymology
French débutant, from present participle of débuter