Meanings of global showpiece in English

They duly delivered England's first, and only, victory in the global showpiece event.

His latest appearance at soccer's global showpiece did not begin well for Los Catrachos.

They've never won a game at the global showpiece either.

England last missed out on the global showpiece in 1994.

But for many the real test remains the World Cup finals, the game's global showpiece event.

Saru now has that backing and will be bidding alongside France and Ireland to host the global showpiece.

South Africa is making a seventh appearance in the global showpiece event, in pursuit of a third title.

Both teams will hope to banish some unwanted baggage from the global showpiece that has dogged them for years.

There seems to be a fascination with forgetting the preceding period and focusing on the next global showpiece tournament.

The 32-year-old Smith had long been expected to quit New Zealand after the global showpiece and seek an overseas contract.

The Irishman named his 31-man squad for the global showpiece over the weekend, captained by veteran loose forward Sergio Parisse.

Since then, their only other appearance in the global showpiece event came in 2010, when South Africa hosted the prestigious tournament.

Morocco will return to the World Cup for the first time since 1998, making their fifth appearance at the global showpiece.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT Lengthy hold-ups have infuriated spectators and television audiences around the world at the start of the global showpiece tournament.

Despite a history of producing some of the finest players in Europe, Spain's best finish at the global showpiece is fourth in 1950.

It also meant that, with six in total at the global showpiece, Montoya has scored more World Cup tries than any other hooker.