football game vs football match

Both 'football game' and 'football match' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. The choice between them depends on regional preferences or personal style. They can be used interchangeably to refer to a game of football.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"football game"

This phrase is used to refer to a game of football, where two teams compete against each other.

Examples:

I'm going to watch a football game this weekend.
The football game was intense and exciting.
Do you want to play in the football game tomorrow?
She scored the winning goal in the football game.
The fans were cheering loudly during the football game.

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The football game is now being broadcast.
It's a football game to them.
It's just a football game.
That was the weirdest football game I ever been to.
They know how to jam a football game and sneak in some commercials.
I was watching a football game with an old friend, Red Bransford.
I think it's a football game.
I tried a steak dinner and a football game to grease the wheel.
They said something is going to happen at the football game.
Going to see that football game.
I saw you guys at the football game.
So we are looking forward to another great football game.
Young people can learn a great deal from a skilful football game.
But shaving points off a football game, that's un-American.
We're getting up a football game against the guards.
No, you have to be there for the football game.
It's like they were about to go play a football game.
It means I'm going to miss the football game.
Your brother's football game went into overtime.
I got a football game to get to.

Alternatives:

soccer game
game of football
match
football match
soccer match

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"football match"

This phrase is also used to refer to a game of football, where two teams compete against each other. It is more commonly used in British English.

Examples:

I'm looking forward to the football match on Saturday.
The football match ended in a draw.
The stadium was packed for the football match.
He scored a hat-trick in the football match.
The football match was broadcast live on TV.

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This is a civic emergency, and not a football match.
Then I can have free ticket for football match
It is not a football match.
Today, an unidentified American tourist turned violent in a football match that took place...
Captain Heilig wants to celebrate the Führer's birthday by arranging a football match.
The first half of a football match is just flirting.
Every Saturday, the prison wardens play a football match.
World competition in trade is not unlike a football match.
~ I've never been to a football match.
Subject: Incidents during a football match in Turkey
Madam President, I think that what is missing is a comment on the football match between Italy and France.
Mr President, I hope there will be a great football match on 17 June between England and Germany.
its a pity you can't watch the football match tonight
During the Summit it seemed as if the Netherlands was only out to win a kind of football match against Belgium.
There's even a football match in Turin the day before the delivery.
Have you seen a football match?
Mr President, as I speak a football match is taking place in Marseilles between England and Tunisia.
Well, not my mascot, it's a football match, I can't take a date.
Let's go see the football match.
We have a long footballing pedigree and indeed the first international football match ever played was the game between Scotland and England in 1872.

Alternatives:

soccer match
game of football
football game
match
soccer game

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football game vs football match

"football game"

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