The ranking rules of the European Cup have changed, and the third place in the group also has the chance to qualify. Which teams benefit most?

According to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup group match has entered the final round, 16 of the 24 teams will be promoted to the knockout stage, and the other 8 teams will bid farewell in advance. However, unlike in the past, there have been some changes in the ranking rules of the European Cup group matches, and the third place in the group is also likely to qualify, which gives some truth

According to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup group match has entered the final round, 16 of the 24 teams will be promoted to the knockout stage, and the other 8 teams will bid farewell in advance. However, different from the past, there have been some changes in the ranking rules of the European Cup group matches, and the third place in the group may also qualify, which gives some teams with weak strength a hope. So, which teams benefit most?

The ranking rules of the European Cup group matches are as follows: the first two teams in each group can directly qualify, while the four teams with the highest points in the third place of all groups can also qualify, and the remaining two teams will be eliminated. In this way, the third place of each group has the opportunity to compete for the qualification, as long as their points are not lower than the third place of other groups. This gives a chance to some teams that are not strong but may win one game or draw two games, such as Poland, Scotland and Northern Macedonia.

At present, the points of European Cup group matches are as follows:

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