group stage

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group stage

noun group stages

  1. A stage of a tournament where teams in the same group play each other, typically followed by a knockout stage, to which the best team(s) of each group advance. Their ambition of qualifying from the group stage was helped by Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes' decision to relegate many of his key players to the bench, having already won the group. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller all watched from the sidelines.

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Españolfase de grupos
한국어조별리그 jobyeolligeu, 조별예선 jobyeoryeseon
日本語グループリーグ gurūpu rīgu
中文小組賽 /小组赛 xiǎozǔsài
Portuguêsfase de grupos
Françaisphase de poule
DeutschGruppenphase
Ελληνικάφάση ομίλων fási omílon

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@misc{group_stage_2026,
  title = {group stage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/group%20stage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}