France, Germany and Portugal are in the same group, and the rules of European Cup group promotion bring hope to them

The result of the draw for the European Cup group match has been announced. F is the group of death. France, Germany and Portugal are in the same group. The other team is Hungary. This means that at least one of the three teams is not in the top 16, and even two teams may be out. However, the rules for the qualification of the European Cup group matches brought them a glimmer of hope.

The rules for the promotion of the European Cup group matches are as follows: the first two of each group can be directly promoted to the last 16, and the fourth group with the best results can also be promoted to the third. In other words, as long as two wins or one win, one draw and one loss are achieved in the group match, there is a great chance to advance. Even if there is only one victory, it is possible to reach the last 16 by goal difference or other indicators.

From the perspective of historical achievements, France, Germany and Portugal are all regular visitors to the European Cup. They have all had the experience of winning the championship, as well as the painful lesson of being out of the group game. The following is a comparison of their participation times, promotion times, winning times and worst results in the history of the European Cup:

From this table, we can see that Germany is the most stable team in the European Cup. Except for the two group matches in 2000 and 2004, all other teams have at least reached the semi-finals. France and Portugal have been out of group matches for three times, but they have also won the championship. It is worth mentioning that when Portugal won the championship in 2016, they were promoted by the third place in the group. They drew three games in the group game, reached the last 16 with the advantage of goal difference, and then passed through all the way, finally defeated the host France in the final to win the World Cup.

Therefore, the same group of France, Germany and Portugal does not necessarily mean that they have no hope. As long as they can play their own level in the group match and win at least one victory, they may be qualified. Of course, it also depends on the situation of other groups. If the third place of other groups gets better results, they may be in danger of being out. In a word, this is a cruel knockout match. No team can take it lightly. Only by working hard can we go further.

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