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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Eleven months went by before Ferguson scored again in the top flight in a home draw against Wolves. —

The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 The 22-year-old made his debut for Gladbach in the Bundesliga in a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich on Aug. 13, 2021. —

Manuel Veth, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Natasha Hill, Valley Christian soccer: The senior goalkeeper stopped six shots to secure a 0-0 draw against Branham on Friday. —

Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025 Saka scored a goal in each half before Kai Havertz got the third two minutes before the final whistle to get the Gunners back to winning ways after Mikel Arteta’s side faltered to a draw against Fulham on Sunday. —

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