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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Club captain Robert Andrich questioned his teammates’ commitment after a 3-3 draw against Werder Bremen on Saturday, while ten Hag fumed at his players for clashing on the pitch while debating who would take a penalty.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The only drawback for Enzo Maresca is that his side's only home game of the campaign thus far ended in a 0-0 draw against another London rival, Crystal Palace.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The back four who began the opening fixture of this campaign, the goalless home draw against Newcastle United, also started the Gerrard-managed 2-2 with Manchester United at Villa Park in January 2022.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
After winning his first 30 bouts, Davis fought to a shocking and controversial draw against Lamont Roach at Barclays Center in March.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The only drawback for Enzo Maresca is that his side's only home game of the campaign thus far ended in a 0-0 draw against another London rival, Crystal Palace.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The back four who began the opening fixture of this campaign, the goalless home draw against Newcastle United, also started the Gerrard-managed 2-2 with Manchester United at Villa Park in January 2022.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
After winning his first 30 bouts, Davis fought to a shocking and controversial draw against Lamont Roach at Barclays Center in March.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Draw against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20against. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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