football match

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football match

/ˈfʊtbɔl mæt͡ʃ/ US
[ˈfʊʔtbɔɫ mæt͡ʃ]
[ˈfʊʔt̚bɔɫ mæt͡ʃ]
/ˈfʊtbɔːl mæt͡ʃ/ UK
[ˈfʊʔt̚bɔːl mæt͡ʃ]
[ˈfʊʔtʰbɔːl mæt͡ʃ]
[ˈfʊʔbɔːl mæt͡ʃ]
/ˈfʊtbɑl mæt͡ʃ/ Canada
[fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ mæt͡ʃ]

noun football matches

countable, uncountable A single game of football between two teams. “Whata fantastic football match!” Yuck heard over the loudspeaker. “Three goals each! It's a draw!” Polly hung tangled in the net, coughing and spluttering. She screamed at the referee. “I'm supposed to win, you idiot!

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noun a game of football

Español	partido de fútbol
日本語	サッカーの試合 sakkā no shiai
Français	match de football, match de foot
Deutsch	Fußballspiel, Fußballmatch
Română	meci de fotbal
Русский	футбольный матч futbolʹnyj matč

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"football match." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/football%20match. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

football match. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/football%20match

Chicago

"football match." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/football%20match.

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@misc{football_match_2026,
  title = {football match},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/football%20match},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}