The earlier rounds of a competition or tournament when teams play each other to determine which sides progress to the next round (The Champions League or World Cup both have group stages.
- Example: The group stages in many major tournaments are often more exciting than the knock-out stage.
- Example: Scotland have never gone beyond the group stage at a World Cup
In this football language post we look at the phrase 'grudge match' as France take on Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympics
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In this short football language post we explain the phrase 'good with their feet' and how it is used in football.
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