World Cup

noun

: an international competition in a sport (such as soccer or hockey)

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The tournament is serving as a trial run for FIFA to master the quality of its playing surfaces ahead of the men’s World Cup next year. Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 June 2025 Angel Martinez/Getty Images Who Will Play in the Club World Cup 2025? Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 Jacobs said the Club World Cup will be particularly helpful for the North American business, as well as growth markets stretching from Latin America to Japan. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 June 2025 My forecast: Giving himself a 38th birthday gift, Messi will lead Inter Miami to the quarterfinals, prompting champagne toasts among FIFA’s event organizers, MLS power brokers and the Club World Cup’s broadcast partners. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for World Cup

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