Sentence examples for qualifying play from inspiring English sources

At world level, qualifying play is in pools, allowing Israel to be separated from political opponents.

Brazil's loss was only its second in World Cup qualifying play.

Celebratory gunfire wounded two people in Baghdad on Friday after Iraq defeated China, 1-0, in World Cup qualifying play.

Leaders in the World Open Pairs after four sessions of qualifying play were Gabriel Chagas and Diego Brenner of Brazil.

The Jacobs team led through two days of qualifying play but was hard-pressed in the final session.

An apparent loss for the junior team in the second stage of the qualifying play proved to be a triumph.

Blatter also revealed the World Cup qualifying play-off system would be maintained.

The Czechs are looking to Euro 2004 as well, having surprisingly lost their World Cup qualifying play-off against Belgium.

Three Wigan players have received a boost ahead of the other qualifying play-off, against Leeds on Sunday night.

For Algeria, after the high of beating Egypt in a qualifying play-off in November, this was an unimaginable low.

FIFA will once again keep the top four teams apart in the draw for Europe's World Cup qualifying play-offs - despite controversy over the system four years ago.