World Cup

/ˌˈwʌr(ə)ld ˌkʌp/
/wəld kəp/
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Definitions of World Cup
  1. noun
    a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion
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    type of:
    tournament, tourney
    a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
Pronunciation
US
/ˌˈwʌr(ə)ld ˌkʌp/
UK
/wəld kəp/
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World Cup Vocabulary

Use this list of terms drawn from the game called soccer in the United States and European football everywhere else as a crib sheet as you watch Wold Cup coverage. Take a deeper look at the vocabulary of European football that's making its way into the US with World Cup Vocabulary: From "Pomposity" to "Bewilderment".

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