Scores in sports (AE)

Question

Hi,How do you say scores in AE in sports such as soccer or american football:0-00-11-15-05-0Do americans say 'nil' or just 'zero'?And which expression do you find idiomatic?1.It was nil to nil.2.It was nil-nil.3.It was one-all.4.It was one to one.5.It was a one-all draw.6.Team A drew one-one with Team B7.Country X won four to one.8.Country X won four-one.9.Country x won by four goals to one.10.Team C won two to nil.Apologize for such a lengthy question.Thanks!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I'm in the US, and I'm not familiar with soccer terminology. But in American-style football, as played in American high schools, colleges, and the NFL, you'd say something like the following:

0-0:

No score as yet.
The game's scoreless in the ____ quarter.
The game has ended in a scoreless tie.

2-0 (There is no such score as 1-0 in American football):

The score is ___ two , ____ zero. (This is an unusual score in American football, since a touchdown is 6 points, a conversion after a touchdown is 1 or 2 points, and a field goal is 3 points. The only way to score 2 points independently is by what is called a "safety," which is rare in the game.)
___ has defeated ___ by the score of two to nothing.

3-3:

The score's tied at three all/apiece.
The score is ____ three, and ____ three.
The game has ended in a three to three tie. (This is very unusual in American football, since if the game is tied at the end of four quarters, a series of overtime periods are played to break the tie and determine a winner. After a number of tied overtime periods, the game is declared a draw, but this is almost unheard of.)

7-0:

The score is ___ seven, ____ zero.
The score is seven to nothing in favor of ____ .
___ is leading ___ by the score of seven to nothing in the ___ quarter.
___ has defeated __ by the score seven to nothing.

Scores in sports (AE)

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions