Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

group stage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: group stage
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

group stages (plural)

Questions

What does group stage mean?: 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.

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