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FIFA matches
/ˈfiːfə ˈmætʃɪz/
Definition
1
Competitive soccer games organized under the auspices of FIFA, the international governing body of association football.
2
Used colloquially to refer to official international matches, including those in the FIFA World Cup tournament cycle.
Examples
My social life essentially goes into hibernation every four years during the FIFA matches.
Watching FIFA matches is the only time I pretend to understand tactical formations while eating my weight in snacks.
He claimed he was working late, but the frantic shouting from his office during the FIFA matches said otherwise.