According to CCTV5 program list (January 27, 2024), the European Cup group match has entered the final round, and 24 teams will decide the final qualification quota tonight and tomorrow night. At present, nine teams have locked their qualification for the knockout stage in advance, namely Italy and Wales in Group A and Billy in Group B
According to CCTV5 program list (January 27, 2024), the European Cup group match has entered the final round, and 24 teams will decide the final qualification quota tonight and tomorrow night. At present, nine teams have locked their qualification for the knockout stage ahead of schedule, namely, Italy and Wales in Group A, Belgium in Group B, Netherlands and Austria in Group C, England and Croatia in Group D, and Spain and Sweden in Group E. So, who will spend the remaining seven seats? What is the qualification rule of the European Cup? Let's have a look.
First of all, let's take a look at the qualification rules of the European Cup. According to the regulations of UEFA, the first two of each group and the third of the four best groups will be promoted to the knockout stage. If there are teams in the group with the same points, the teams that qualify will be determined in the following order: winning/losing relationship>goal difference>goal>fair competition score>UEFA ranking. The most special case is that if two teams with the same points and goals meet in the last round of the group game, when the two teams still cannot divide the result, a penalty shoot out will be held to decide the team to be promoted. When comparing the ranking of the third place among different groups, the teams that qualify will be determined in the following order: points>goal difference>goal>fair play score>UEFA ranking.
Next, let's take a look at the qualification situation of each group. Tonight, the last round of Group A and Group B will be played. Italy and Wales in Group A have already confirmed their qualification, but their ranking has not yet been determined. Tonight they will play against Switzerland and Turkey respectively. Italy can win the first place in the group as long as it does not lose. Wales needs to win to have the chance to surpass Italy. Switzerland currently has 1 point and needs to win to qualify as the third place in the group. Turkey has missed the knockout stage and can only fight for its own honor. Belgium in Group B has won the first place in the group ahead of schedule. Tonight they will face Finland, which has 3 points at present, and needs to be at least even to keep the hope of qualifying. The other game is Russia vs. Denmark. Both teams have 1 point and need to win to qualify. This game will be a life and death battle.
Tomorrow night, the last round of competitions will be held in Group C, Group D, Group E and Group F. The Netherlands and Austria in Group C have already confirmed their qualification, but their ranking is still undecided. Tomorrow night they will face Northern Macedonia and Ukraine respectively. The Netherlands can win the first place in the group as long as they do not lose. Austria needs to win to have the chance to surpass the Netherlands. Northern Macedonia and Ukraine both have 3 points and are likely to qualify as third in the group, but their goal difference and goal are not dominant, so they need to do their best to win. England and Croatia in Group D have already confirmed their qualification, but their ranking is still undecided. Tomorrow night they will face the Czech Republic and Scotland respectively. England can get the first place in the group as long as they don't lose. Croatia needs to win to have the chance to surpass England. The Czech Republic currently has 4 points, and has locked the third place in the group. However, their goal difference and goals are good, and they are likely to qualify as the third place in the group. Scotland has a score of 1, and they need to win to get through, but their goal difference and goal are very poor, and they need to work out miracles.
Spain and Sweden in Group E have confirmed their qualification, but their ranking has not yet been determined. Tomorrow night they will play against Slovakia and Poland respectively. Spain can win the first place in the group if it wins, and Sweden needs to win to have a chance to surpass Spain. Slovakia currently has 3 points and needs to be at least level to qualify, while Poland has 1 point and needs to win to qualify. This game will be a tough battle. Group F is the death group of this European Cup. At present, no team has been determined to qualify. France, ranking first, is only two points behind Hungary, ranking fourth. Tomorrow night, France will play Portugal and Germany will play Hungary. These two games will determine the final ownership of Group F. France can qualify as long as they don't lose, while Portugal needs to be at least level to qualify. This game will be a focus game. Germany can only qualify if it wins, while Hungary needs to win. This game will be a suspense battle.
The above is the situation and rules of the final round of the European Cup group match. I believe tonight and tomorrow will be a wonderful match. Let's wait and see.