Which teams benefit or suffer from the points rules when the European Cup knockout matches come out?

On February 3, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, all the knockout matches of the European Cup have been announced, and 16 teams will compete fiercely from June 27 to 30 to advance to the top 8. In the group stage, some teams benefit or suffer from the points rule. Let's see which teams are

On February 3, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, all the knockout matches of the European Cup have been announced, and 16 teams will compete fiercely from June 27 to 30 to advance to the top 8. In the group stage, some teams benefit or suffer from the integral rules. Let's see which teams are lucky and which teams are unlucky.

First, let's look at the teams that have benefited. In this European Cup, in addition to the first two of the group, there are four best third place of the group who can also enter the knockout stage. This gives some teams in the third place a chance to turn the tables. For example, Switzerland, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Portugal are all the third teams in the group. Their points are 4 points, 3 points, 4 points and 4 points respectively. Without this rule, they will not be eligible for the knockout match, but will be replaced by the second place in other groups. For example, if only the top two of the group are promoted, then Switzerland will be replaced by Russia (3 points) in Group B, Ukraine will be replaced by Northern Macedonia (3 points) in Group C, the Czech Republic will be replaced by Slovakia (3 points) in Group E, and Portugal will be replaced by Hungary (2 points) in Group F. It can be seen that these four teams are all qualified for the knockout stage because of their advantage in goal difference or goal count. They can be said to be lucky.

Then, let's look at the damaged team. In this European Cup, although some teams performed well in the group matches, they encountered strong opponents because of the points rules, making their way to the knockout stages difficult. For example, England, France and Belgium are all the top teams in the group. Their points are 7 points, 5 points and 9 points respectively. Normally, they should meet weaker opponents in the knockout round, but this is not the case. England will meet Germany in the 1/8 final. This is a classic English German war. Both teams have strong strength and rich experience. It is not easy for England to qualify. France will meet Switzerland in the 1/8 final. Although Switzerland is the third in the group, they also showed great strength in the group match. Especially in the match against Turkey, they won 3-1. France cannot despise them. Belgium will meet Portugal in the 1/8 final. This is a strong dialogue. Portugal was the champion of the last European Cup. They have world-class players, such as Ronaldo, Bernardo, Diaz, etc. They also scored seven goals in the group match. Belgium must play its best if it wants to defeat them. It can be seen that the three teams were all unlucky when they met strong opponents in the knockout phase because their opponents in the group match were too weak and their points were too high.

Of course, the result of a football match does not depend entirely on luck, but more importantly on the strength, state and tactics of the team. In the knockout game, any mistake may lead to an exit, and any detail may become the key to victory or defeat. We are looking forward to these teams playing the best games in the knockout rounds and bringing us the most exciting European Cup.

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