group stage en · NOUN
Meanings
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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.
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.
2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| group stages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (16)
ja グループリーグ (Translations) · ko 조별리그 (Translations) · es fase de grupos (Translations) · ko 조별예선 (Translations) · fr phase de poule (Translations) · nl groepsfase (Translations) · pt fase de grupos (Translations) · de Gruppenphase (Translations) · cmn 小組賽 /小组赛 (Translations) · pl faza grupowa (Translations) · fi lohkovaihe (Translations) · hu csoportkör (Translations) · ko 조별련맹전 (Translations) · sv gruppspel (Translations) · nl poulefase (Translations) · th รอบแบ่งกลุ่ม (Translations)