For the first time, 24 teams participated in the European Cup. What is the change of the competition system? How to calculate the third place of the team?
CCTV5 program list today, 24 teams participated in the European Cup for the first time, and some changes have taken place in the competition system. In this European Cup, not only the number of teams has doubled, but also the calculation method of group matches has changed. In the past European Cup, the number of participating teams has always been 16, divided into four groups, each group has four teams. The group match adopts the point system, with 3 points for victory, 1 point for draw, and 0 point for failure. The two teams with the highest points advance to the knockout phase. In this European Cup, the number of participating teams has increased to 24, divided into 6 groups, each group has 4 teams.
