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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Chelsea is in just decent form at the moment, coming off a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, a 3-1 win over lowly Wolves, and a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City, one that saw Noni Madueke be the lone scorer for the Blues. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Lewis-Skelly picked up the injury during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on January 17 but played the entire match. —

Art De Roché, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 Eleven months went by before Ferguson scored again in the top flight in a home draw against Wolves. —

The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 This came as a surprise to many, especially considering Ishii's more recent lengthy and hard-fought draw against Gabe Kidd at NJPW's Battle in the Valley, which ran for an impressive 30 minutes. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for draw against