In the last round of the European Cup group match, the rules of how to rank the same points will determine which teams will be promoted to the last 16.

According to CCTV5 program list (January 20, 2024), the European Cup group match has entered the final round of competition, and the situation of each group's qualification is becoming increasingly clear. The competition system of this European Cup is that the first two of each group and the third of the four best groups will be qualified for the knockout stage. Then, such as

According to CCTV5 program list (January 20, 2024), the European Cup group match has entered the final round of competition, and the situation of each group's qualification is becoming increasingly clear. The competition system of this European Cup is that the first two of each group and the third of the four best groups will be qualified for the knockout stage. So, if there are several groups with the same points in the third place, how to decide which teams can be promoted?

According to the regulations of UEFA, if the points of the third team in several groups are the same, the teams that qualify will be determined in the following order: points>goal difference>goal>fair competition score>UEFA ranking. The score of fair competition refers to the number of red and yellow cards of the team in the group match. Each yellow card will be deducted by one point, each red card will be deducted by three points, and two yellow cards will become red cards by four points. UEFA ranking refers to the ranking of teams in the European Cup qualifiers, including the results of group matches and play offs.

At present, the third place of two groups has been determined to be qualified, namely Switzerland in Group A and Finland in Group B. Switzerland scored 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group match, with 4 points, a goal difference of - 1, 4 goals, a score of - 4 in fair competition and a ranking of 13 by UEFA. Finland also achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group match, with 4 points, a goal difference of - 2, a goal of - 1, a score of - 1 in fair competition, and UEFA's ranking of 34. Because Switzerland's goal difference and goal are better than Finland's, Switzerland's qualification ranking is higher than Finland's.

The third place of the other four groups has not yet been determined, which may lead to the same points. Ukraine in Group C currently has 3 points, with a goal difference of - 1, 4 goals, a fair competition score of - 5, and UEFA ranking of 24. They will face North Macedonia, the bottom of the group, in the last round. As long as they win, they can go through with 6 points. If they draw or lose, it depends on the situation of other groups, and they may be eliminated.

The Czech Republic in Group D currently scores 4 points, with 1 goal difference, 3 goals, - 2 in fair competition and 14 in UEFA ranking. They will face England, the leader of the group, in the last round. As long as they don't lose, they can get out with 5 or 6 points. If you lose, it depends on the situation of other groups, and you may be eliminated.

Slovakia in Group E currently has 3 points, with a goal difference of - 1, 2 goals, a fair competition score of - 2, and UEFA ranking of 33. They will face Spain, the second place in the group, in the last round. As long as they don't lose, they can get out with 4 or 5 points. If you lose, it depends on the situation of other groups, and you may be eliminated.

Portugal in Group F currently has 3 points, with 1 goal difference, 5 goals, - 1 in fair competition and 5 in UEFA ranking. They will face France, the first in the group, in the last round. As long as they don't lose, they can go out with 4 or 6 points. If you lose, it depends on the situation of other groups, and you may be eliminated.

The following is the data comparison of the third place of each group at present:

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