Example sentences of "cup [noun] for the first " in BNC.
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1 | Victory against the RCS is a necessity for Wales , and if they can follow that up with wins against Cyprus next month and Romania at home , they will have qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time since 1958 . |
2 | The rain lashed stadium last night bore witness to a little bit of footballing history , with Billy Bingham 's men recording a third successive World Cup victory for the first time . |
3 | Those who stayed away last night missed Northern Ireland making history by completing a hat-trick of World Cup victories for the first time . |
4 | Ajax , three-times winners of the European Cup , reached the UEFA Cup Final for the first time when last night 's 1–1 draw with Genoa gave the Dutch club a 4–3 aggregate win . |
5 | With the team still taking new shape , Arsenal reached the Cup final for the first time in 1927 , their opponents being Cardiff City , one of the more successful sides of the decade . |
6 | Jets are also bidding to reach the cup final for the first time and their semi-final with West Coast is likely to be the closest of the day . |
7 | The 31-year-old former Balmain star rolled back the years on Wednesday night with a scintillating display against Bradford Northern to help lift the Eagles into the Yorkshire Cup semi-finals for the first time . |
8 | But former Blueman David McCallan had the last laugh on Linfield with a brilliant winner four minutes from time to put Bangor into the Bass Irish Cup semi-finals for the first time in 25 years . |