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point after

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noun

  1. American football a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The situation is quite different for Czechia, which has just one point after losing 2-1 to South Korea and drawing 1-1 with South Africa.

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He was retired at that point, after a long and distinguished career.

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