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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The momentum rolled into to the next home game, where more than 45,000 fans filled the stands - a new record for the team - during a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh last month.
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Fred He, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Here, in the 1-1 draw against Fulham in August, United’s centre-backs are Leny Yoro, De Ligt and Shaw, with Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko completing the pack at the back post.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Davis, the current WBA lightweight champion, is 30-0-1, with his most recent fight being a draw against Lamont Roach Jr.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 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
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Fred He, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Here, in the 1-1 draw against Fulham in August, United’s centre-backs are Leny Yoro, De Ligt and Shaw, with Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko completing the pack at the back post.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Davis, the current WBA lightweight champion, is 30-0-1, with his most recent fight being a draw against Lamont Roach Jr.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 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
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“Draw against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20against. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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