Heavily favored meaning in English

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Definition

(Brazil is) the heavily favored (side, team): (Brazil is) the expected, the front-running (side, team); (Brazil is) the (side, team) thought likely to win idiom
(a football) side: (a football) team, line-up, squad noun

Examples

  • "However the Togolese did receive some good news today as their football team defeated the heavily favored Irish side 2 goals to nil."
Exercise 1
Which team was expected to win the football match between Togo and Ireland?
Which team was expected to win the football match between Togo and Ireland?
Togo was NOT expected to win this match. This is one of the reasons for the celebration in the streets of Togo.
Brent reports that the Irish side was "heavily favored" to win the match against Togo. In the context of sports, a "side" is one team. If a team is "heavily favored", they are the favorites, or people expect or anticipate that they will win.

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