Sentence correction

Yes.

Is this sentence grammatically correct? Yes:

I think the most classic matchups I've had in my career have come against France.

Specifically the use of 'have come'? If you don't like 'have come', you could say eg have been.


Clive

Great, thanks. Yes, I like have been better. What about: were and are. Would they work as well?

So is that sentence in the past and that is why 'were' should be used not 'are'? Why is 'are' not possible?

Doesn't 'have come = are'?

What about the use of: came.

I wouldn't say 'are' is wrong, but to my ear 'were' sounds much more natural. The Present Perfect tense focuses on 'the past up to now'.

What about the use of: came. Not wrong, but 'were' sounds better (to me).

Great, thank you.

So both 'were and have been' are present perfect?

So both 'were and have been' are present perfect? No.
I have marked the Present Perfect in bold.

I think the most classic matchups I've had in my career have been against France.

If you say . . . . were

I got it. So a number of words would work, but the meaning would slightly change. I understand that you prefer the present perfect form 'have been' followed by 'were'?

However, the entire sentence is in the present form since it starts with 'I think ...', and the following words can be in present or past to covey the subject matter. Am I right?