How to Use World Cup in a Sentence

World Cup

noun
  • Men’s World Cup in a few weeks.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Philly will host one more World Cup match.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • The top six earn berths in the World Cup.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • All of which led to this week’s World Cup.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
  • At the World Cup, though, that won’t be easy.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • World Cup matches will sell out.
    — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Catch up with old friends, or catch the World Cup?
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The World Cup squad isn’t big enough for all of them.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The World Cup final is weeks away.
    — Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • See the choices World Cup is here!
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • Atlanta is a host city for the World Cup.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Norway are just about booked for the World Cup.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the purpose of a World Cup base camp.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Levi’s World Cup fever is heating up.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Haiti has never won or drawn a World Cup match.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
  • Whom would Howard choose as his starter at the World Cup?
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The team has never won or drawn a World Cup match.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
  • Then a four-game sprint before the World Cup break.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For the World Cup that have jumped to $364.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Cannabis is legal for adult use in six World Cup host cities.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • For them, the World Cup final is more than enough on its own.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • Here's how parts of the city have prepared for the World Cup.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • World Cup skiers don’t roll out like bionic women.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Japan has not won a World Cup knockout-round game in four tries.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • World Cup is an exciting event.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Italians won’t win this World Cup.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
  • Three hours before each World Cup match there, is a no-fly drone zone.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • This will only be Ecuador’s fifth World Cup.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Racing on the World Cup means a lot of travel.
    — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Mascots have always been a big part of a World Cup.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025

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