Win, lose or draw--or tie?

Factual Questions
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A deceptive question about soccer: why, in the UK, are matches that end with the scores level called a “draw”? The reason I call the question “deceptive” is because the answer can’t be simply “that’s just what people in the UK call (what people in the US call) a tie.”

In cricket (which was around long before football), if the match ends with the scores level, it is called a tie.[sup]1[/sup] “Draw” is reserved for matches reach the agreed time limit incomplete, meaning that at least one of the teams’ two innings has not been completed. In soccer (and in rugby, where “draw” is also used), the game is completed at the final whistle–there are no provisions in the rules for any other method of conclusion. So how did “draw” come to be applied in soccer?

As a side question–why did “tie” catch on in the States for all sports where the game ends with the scores level?

[sup]1[/sup]Yes, I know there are circumstances in cricket in which the match can end with the scores level which are called “draws.” But I’m not going to discuss them here.

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I don’t know the etymology of the words, but as you pointed out, a distinction had to be made in cricket between a tied score due to incompleteness and one that was complete.

In chess, a draw is a tie also (neither side can win, or they agree to a draw). So we use draw for some tied scores in some events. The use of the word draw eliminates confusion from those contests which are called ties, such as tennis ties, which refers to the actual competition and not the result of any game.