The final ranking of the European Cup caused controversy. Some teams questioned the qualification criteria of the group matches and the draw method of the knockout rounds

The 2021 European Cup has come to an end, with Italy winning the championship and England ranking second. However, the final ranking of the European Cup caused controversy, and some teams questioned the qualification criteria of the group matches and the draw method of the knockout rounds. In this European Cup, the qualification criteria of the group matches have caused many disputes. According to the rules, in the group match, the first two teams in each group will be promoted directly, plus the four teams with the best results will be the third team. However, some teams think that this way of qualification is unfair.

The 2021 European Cup has come to an end, with Italy winning the championship and England ranking second. However, the final ranking of the European Cup caused controversy, and some teams questioned the qualification criteria of the group matches and the draw method of the knockout rounds.

In this European Cup, the qualification criteria of the group matches have caused many disputes. According to the rules, in the group match, the first two teams in each group will be promoted directly, plus the four teams with the best results will be the third team. However, some teams think that this way of qualification is unfair. They believed that the previous European Cup was based on points, goal difference, number of goals scored and other factors to determine the qualifying position, while this European Cup was based on the strength of the team against which the performance was judged to be excellent, which could easily lead to the elimination of stronger teams.

For example, the situation in Group D of this European Cup has aroused controversy. England, Croatia, Czech Republic and Scotland were in the same group, and finally England and Czech Republic were qualified, and Scotland was eliminated. However, Scotland performed well in the group match, winning 1-1 with England and 0-0 with the Czech Republic, with a goal difference of 0 and scoring 0 goals. The Czech Republic, by virtue of the draw with Scotland and the 2-1 victory with Croatia, scored 3 goals and scored 1 goal difference. Scotland was dissatisfied with this way of qualification. They thought their performance should be better than Czech Republic, but they were eliminated.

In addition to the qualification criteria for the group matches, the way of drawing lots for the knockout rounds has also caused controversy. In this European Cup, the match of the knockout match is decided by drawing lots. Some teams believe that this way may lead to stronger teams meeting in the early stage, so that they can be out early. They believe that the knockout match should be decided by ranking. The team with higher ranking should meet the team with lower ranking, so as to ensure the fairness of the game.

On the whole, the final ranking of this European Cup has aroused doubts of the team. They think that there are unfair problems in the qualification criteria of the group matches and the drawing method of the knockout rounds. Whether the European Football Association will respond to these disputes remains to be seen.

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