Sentences with phrase «before reaching the group stage»

All of the African sides must get through a two - legged tie before reaching the group stage, and many of the major sides failed to gain an edge in their away legs on Friday.

Not exact matches

On the international stage, he played a key role for Cesare Prandelli's men at Euro 2012 as they reached the final only to lose to Spain, before suffering bitter disappointment at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as they failed to make it beyond the group stage.

The initiative would rush these through to phase II clinical trials — the stage at which drugs are given to larger groups of people, but before the huge phase III trials that represent a drug's final hurdle before reaching the market.

The game is full of thrilling moments where you rush to the opposite end of the stage to defeat a group of enemies before they reach the edge and just barely get them in time.