How do you rank in the European Cup? Why are France and Portugal likely to be the bottom of the group?

According to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup group match has ended, 16 teams have advanced to the knockout stage, and the other 8 teams have been eliminated early. In this process, there is a problem that has attracted many people's attention, that is, how the ranking of the European Cup League is calculated, and why such strong teams as France and Portugal are

According to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup group match has ended, 16 teams have advanced to the knockout stage, and the other 8 teams have been eliminated early. In this process, there is a question that has attracted many people's attention. That is, how is the ranking of the European Cup? Why are strong teams like France and Portugal likely to be the bottom of the group? Now, let's answer this question for you.

First of all, we need to understand the competition system of the European Cup. There are 24 teams participating in the European Cup, which are divided into 6 groups, with 4 teams in each group. In the group stage, each group team will play a single round robin game. Each team will play three games and win three points, draw one point and lose zero point. After the group game, the first two teams of each group will directly advance to the knockout rounds, while the remaining four knockout rounds will be won by the best four teams among the third teams of the six groups, which is the so-called "best third place" system.

So, how to determine the ranking of group matches? According to the regulations of UEFA, the ranking of group matches is first ranked according to the number of points, with those with more points ranking at the front and those with less points ranking at the back. If the integrals are the same, compare them in the following order:

1. The number of goals won (i.e., the number of goals scored minus the number of goals conceded);
2. Number of goals;
3. The match results in the group (i.e. points, goal difference and goals);
4. Fair competition points (i.e. 3 points for red cards, 1 point for yellow cards, and 3 points for two yellow cards changing into red cards);
5. Results of European Cup qualifiers (i.e. points, winning/losing relationship, net goal, goals, away goals, fair competition points);
6. Draw lots.

So, how to determine the "best third place"? According to the regulations of UEFA, the "best third place" is compared in the following order:

1. Integral;
2. Goal difference;
3. Number of goals;
4. Fair competition points;
5. European Cup qualifying results;
6. Draw lots.

With these rules, we can answer the question why France and Portugal may be the bottom of the group. France and Portugal are both in Group F, which is called the "group of death", because this group also includes Germany and Hungary, which are both excellent teams. In the last round of the group match, both France and Portugal have only 4 points, while Germany and Hungary have 3 points. This means that as long as Germany and Hungary beat France and Portugal respectively, France and Portugal will be the bottom of the group with 4 points, while Germany and Hungary will be the top of the group with 6 points. Of course, the probability of this situation is not very high, because France and Portugal are the hot teams to win the European Cup, they will not easily give up the game, and Germany and Hungary will not easily let go of the game, they will try their best to win, so this game will be very exciting and intense.

In the end, neither France nor Portugal reached the bottom of the group. Instead, they reached the knockout stage with 5 points in the first and third group respectively, while Germany and Hungary were out with 4 points in the second and fourth group respectively. Next, we will use a table to show the final ranking of Group F, as well as the points, goal difference, goals and other data of each team for your reference.

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