group of death

Etymology
. Coined before or during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Noun

 * 1)  A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

Translations

 * Arabic: مَجْمُوعَة الْمَوْت
 * Armenian: մահվան խումբ
 * French:
 * German: Todesgruppe,
 * Hungarian: halálcsoport
 * Japanese: 死の組
 * Persian: گروه مرگ
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: grupo da morte
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: grupo de la muerte