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(to be) Up for grabs

- Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below.
- You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here.
This week’s English for football phrase is ‘up for grabs‘ which is used to describe a situation in which a team has a chance of winning a game or qualifying for the next round of a competition after looking like there was no chance at all. So, for instance, a team is losing 2-0 with only five minutes remaining in the game but they score two quick goals to equalise meaning that the points are now up for grabs.
- Example: Top spot in the Champions League group is up for grabs after Arsenal’s defeat.
- Example: The team’s qualification chance is up for grabs after the top two sides both lost