football match

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊtbɔl mæt͡ʃ/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈfʊʔtbɔɫ mæt͡ʃ], [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔɫ mæt͡ʃ]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊtbɔːl mæt͡ʃ/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔːl mæt͡ʃ], [ˈfʊʔtʰbɔːl mæt͡ʃ], [ˈfʊʔbɔːl mæt͡ʃ]
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfʊtbɑl mæt͡ʃ/
  • IPA^(key): [fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ mæt͡ʃ]

Noun

football match (countable and uncountable, plural football matches)

1. (sports) A single game of football between two teams.
   • 2014 November 20, Matt and Dave, Yuck's Fantastic Football Match, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     “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!

Usage notes

• Primarily used for association football games (soccer) rather than American football.

Translations

a game of football

• Finnish: jalkapallo-ottelu
• French: match de football m, match de foot
• Georgian: ფეხბურთის მატჩი (pexburtis maṭči)
• German: Fußballspiel (de) n, Fußballmatch n or m
• Japanese: サッカーの試合 (sakkā no shiai)
• Romanian: meci de fotbal n
• Russian: футбольный матч (futbolʹnyj matč)
• Spanish: partido de fútbol
• Swedish: fotbollsmatch (sv) c