midfield

noun

mid·​field ˈmid-ˌfēld 

ˌmid-ˈfēld

1

: the middle portion of a field

especially : the portion of a playing field (as in football) that is midway between goals

2

: the players on a team (as in lacrosse or soccer) that normally play in the midfield

Examples of midfield in a Sentence

The team captains shook hands at midfield.

The ball went out of bounds near midfield.

They have a talented midfield this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

The normally fluid attack of the World Cup betting favorites was suffocated by a Spanish side whose midfield dominated. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Spain was so determined to limit Mbappe’s clean looks in the final third that Simon would often leave the net to meet Mbappe in the open field whenever a rare through ball was able to slip past Spain’s elite midfield. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Spain’s coach Luis de la Fuente clearly identified that this French set-up, a 4-2-3-1 with Olise floating as the No 10, could be outnumbered and frustrated by Spain’s midfield quality. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 15 July 2026

That would put Pickford in goal; Konsa, Stones, Guéhi, and O'Reilly in defense; Rice, Anderson, and Bellingham in the midfield; and Saka, Gordon, and Kane up front. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for midfield

• afield
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• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
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• hayfield