Meanings
world game1
- AustraliaAssociation football; soccer.
Why then, for a country guilty of occasional ambivalence toward the world game, does the World Cup provoke such urgent displays of public unity?
2026 July 3, Jeremy Story Carter, “Why the World Cup has us waking up early to party with strangers”, in ABC News, Sydney, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2026, retrieved 23 Aug 2026
World Game2
- Alternative letter-case form of world game.
Origin
Coined by Hungarian-born Australian sports journalist Les Murray. Popularised by the Murray-presented television show of the same name. In reference to the sport's popularity across the world, in comparison with the relative global unpopularity of some of Australia's other popular sports (eg Australian rules football and rugby league) and the relative local unpopularity of association football.
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