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.

Examples of draw against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Juventus managed to come from behind to rescue a 4-4 draw against visiting Borussia Dortmund thanks to a late equalizer by Lloyd Kelly (90+6’). —Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

There was a moment towards the end of Everton’s 0-0 home draw against Aston Villa on Saturday that typified both the Merseyside club’s endeavour and their shortcomings. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

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. —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

Rhymes for draw against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed