cup tie

British

noun

sport an eliminating match or round between two teams in a cup competition

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cup tie

"It was a proper traditional old school cup tie," Grimsby boss David Artell told TNT Sports.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Friday's cup tie will be his 766th game in charge of the club.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

Both sides were playing their part in an entertaining, end-to-end cup tie, which did not let up at any stage of the first half.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2023

Celtic got there - but were given an almighty challenge in a wonderful cup tie.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2023

In the cup tie which is now under notice he made some very fine runs, and did much to make a name for the old Clydesdale.

From Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches by Bone, David Drummond

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