Qualify – To progress to the next round. In order to play in important tournaments or rounds teams have to play and win a set of preliminary matches.
- Example: England did not qualify for the 2008 European Championships.
- Example: 16 teams qualify for the Champions League knock-out stage.
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This post explains the football term ‘Queueing Up’. Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below. You can also find many...
Quadruple: In football the quadruple refers to winning four different trophies or competitions.
Quarter-final: The last 8 of a knock-out or cup competition, i.e. there 8 teams left in the tournament.
Qualifier: Games played to decide which teams progress to the main tournament or knock-out stages of a competition. A game to qualify for...
Today's World Cup phrase of the day is actually a collection of phrases and vocabulary to describe the process of qualifying for...
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