cup final
noun [C] UKDefinition
› the last game in a competition between teams, usually in football or rugby, for a cup: Manchester United has won the FA (= Football Association) Cup Final for the last two years in a row.Parts and stages of competitions
(Definition of cup final noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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