World Cup

noun

: an international competition in a sport (such as soccer or hockey)

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The Bank of America Institute found in a September report that Gen Z made up almost 50% of all online betting activity in July, during the height of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, outnumbering millennials for the first time. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 The result eclipsed England’s previous highest score against Croatia, 5-1 in World Cup qualifying in 2009 at Wembley. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The league paused for two weeks as Clark, Reese and Paige Bueckers joined Team USA for the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 The loud-mouthed cameos from ex-soccer players Zlatan Ibrahimović and Eric Cantona in Nike’s World Cup hero film Rip the Script were indicative of this, chiming with an older, more arrogant vision of Nike seen in the ’90s and the aughts. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for World Cup

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“World Cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Cup. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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