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World Cup standing
/wɜːld kʌp ˈstæn.dɪŋ/
Definition
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A table or ranking displaying the current positions of national teams in a FIFA World Cup or similar international soccer tournament, based on points earned from matches, goal differences, and other tiebreakers.
Examples
After their epic comeback, Argentina's World Cup standing shot up like a caffeinated rocket.
My fantasy team's World Cup standing is tanking harder than the host city's infrastructure promises.
Germany leads the World Cup standing again—because nothing says 'unbeatable' like precision engineering and sauerkraut.
Forget the scoreboard; the real drama is watching that underdog climb the World Cup standing one fluke goal at a time.