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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As of now, Tigres UANL has yet to even play a game, while FC Juarez has played one, a thrilling 1-1 draw against Club America in matchday one of the new season.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Powerful Real Madrid, playing with Kylian Mbappe in 89-degree temperatures and 71% humidity in suburban Miami, struggled to a draw against Saudi club Al-Hilal while Atlético Madrid wilted under bright summer skies at the Rose Bowl in its first game.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The 4-3-3 formation Ancelotti often used did not work in Madrid’s opening fixture, a 1-1 draw against Al Hilal, nor in the semi-final against PSG.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Argentina started the year with a convincing win over group rivals Chile followed by a goalless draw against the same opposition.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Powerful Real Madrid, playing with Kylian Mbappe in 89-degree temperatures and 71% humidity in suburban Miami, struggled to a draw against Saudi club Al-Hilal while Atlético Madrid wilted under bright summer skies at the Rose Bowl in its first game.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The 4-3-3 formation Ancelotti often used did not work in Madrid’s opening fixture, a 1-1 draw against Al Hilal, nor in the semi-final against PSG.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Argentina started the year with a convincing win over group rivals Chile followed by a goalless draw against the same opposition.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Draw against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20against. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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