Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

competitive bow

English answer:

competitive debut / first appearance in competition

Added to glossary by mohamed015
Oct 16, 2017 12:18
6 yrs ago
English term

competitive bow

English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation soccer
DF: Oh yes. I watched lots and lots of it. It was really, really great stuff and we might as well start off there with the good because it was such a fantastic week of international football! Nail-biting finishes, huge shocks, controversial ‘ghost goals’, terrific comebacks and some wonderful stories from all over the globe as teams tried to qualify for next summer’s World Cup finals in Russia. In the European section it was a very good week for Iceland as they defeated Turkey away and then Kosovo at home to qualify top of a very tough group and make their first ever World Cup finals. Wasn’t it fantastic Iceland?
DB: Yes.
DF: Another team making its competitive bow is Panama…
DB: …brilliant.
DF: …from the CONCACAF region after an amazing night of football action in the North and Central American section. The United States were favourites to make it through the hex but they slipped up against Trinidad and Tobago allowing Panama to get through thanks to Román Torres’ late winner in their game against Costa Rica as well as another late-winning goal for Honduras in their match against Mexico. Dramatic stuff indeed.

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competitive debut / first appearance in competition

The competition is specifically, in this case, the World Cup finals: this is the first time Panama have ever qualified for the final stage of the World Cup.

"make one's bow
To bow (respectful gesture).
(idiomatic) To debut.
The new product will make its bow on the world market this summer. "
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_one's_bow
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Thank you :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
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agree Armorel Young
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agree jccantrell
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agree mike23 : https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/make_one's_bow
4 hrs
Thanks, Mike! Useful reference too.
agree katsy
22 hrs
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agree acetran
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agree Ashutosh Mitra
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see explanation below

Panama book maiden World Cup ticket; US fail to qualify - Onmanorama
english.manoramaonline.com/.../football/.../panama-qualify-for-fifa-world-cup-us-bo...
5 days ago - ****That goal not only sent Panama to their first World Cup***, but ensured ... The Americans, who were sitting pretty in the final qualifying spot heading into Tuesday's game ... two down when Alvin Jones scored eight minutes before half-time. ... Read also: More Football News | Australia in shock after rock thrown ...

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-10-16 12:31:30 GMT)
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http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=10/news=panama-s-...
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