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

Indeed, Leverkusen's draw against Freiburg last week meant that Bayern had secured the title before their 2-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. —Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

Van Hecke was suspended for the 2-2 home draw against Leicester City earlier this month after a red card in the 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 1 May 2025

United’s 2-2 away draw against Everton on February 22 showed what can occur when the triangles from wing-back go wrong. —Carl Anka, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025

The goals have dried up for Lautaro Martinez since the draw against Bayern in early April, while Marcus Thuram’s injury has been felt. —Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for draw against

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