Sentences with phrase «major international tournament by»

Iceland marked their debut at a major international tournament by securing a remarkable draw against Portugal.

Senegal are said to be angry that Sakho played for for West Ham 48 hours before they were knocked out of Africa's major international tournament by Algeria.

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Arsenal's supersub Olivier Giroud has been told by the France coach Didier Deschamps that he will need to play regular first team football if he wants to be chosen for the international squad at the World Cup in Russia this summer, and Giroud himself has admitted that he is desperate to go to what could be his large major tournament of his career.

• First capped by England in 1999, his first international goal did not arrive until four years later, but he scored three times at his first major tournament — UEFA EURO 2004; drew blanks, however, at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he missed a penalty in the quarter - final shoot - out against Portugal, and at the 2010 tournament in South Africa.

The survey results supported this idea by highlighting an interesting trend (one that that held true for every country involved): the percentage of people who say that they love rugby rises during major international tournaments.