0 in the first stage of a football cup competition, a group containing several of the best teams in the competition, not all of whom can move onto the next stage:
The group of death has three teams - Arsenal, Napoli and Dortmund - who could all potentially win the tournament.
The group of death has become the group of life.
This was called the group of death for black humour.
Typically, a group of death will see an unusual match-up of heavyweight sides, due to a quirk in the seeding system.
There may be an emphasis on the group of death having a tight finish, with all four teams in contention.
Lack of consensus about which is the group of death can fuel debates among fans and journalists.
Fans may describe as the group of death any tough group which contains their favoured team.
After the draw for a tournament has been made, debates often arise about which of the preliminary groups is the group of death.
