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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Romero missed the 2-2 draw against Bodo/Glimt with a knock and returned to face Leeds.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The 40-year-old hit the back of the net twice in Portugal’s 2-2 draw against Hungary to become the top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup qualifying history.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
But then the Americans impressed in a 2-0 win over Japan — 19th in FIFA’s world ranking compared to South Korea’s 23rd — and opened its latest camp with a 1-1 draw against Ecuador in Austin, Texas.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The Wave are coming off a 1-1 draw against the Portland Thorns, where midfielder Savannah McCaskill scored her first goal of the season in the 56th minute.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The 40-year-old hit the back of the net twice in Portugal’s 2-2 draw against Hungary to become the top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup qualifying history.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
But then the Americans impressed in a 2-0 win over Japan — 19th in FIFA’s world ranking compared to South Korea’s 23rd — and opened its latest camp with a 1-1 draw against Ecuador in Austin, Texas.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The Wave are coming off a 1-1 draw against the Portland Thorns, where midfielder Savannah McCaskill scored her first goal of the season in the 56th minute.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Draw against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20against. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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