The rules of the same team's qualification in the European Cup group match are revealed, and the winning/losing relationship>goal difference>goal>fair competition score

According to CCTV5 program list (February 5, 2024), the European Football Championship (European Cup for short) is the highest level national team event in European football, and also one of the most concerned and competitive football events in the world. The European Cup is held every four years. This is the 17th European Cup

According to CCTV5 program list (February 5, 2024), the European Football Championship (European Cup for short) is the highest level national team event in European football, and also one of the most concerned and competitive football events in the world. The European Cup is held every four years. This is the 17th European Cup, hosted by the European Football Association Union (UEFA). It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the impact of the new championship epidemic, it was postponed to June 11 to July 11, 2021. A total of 24 teams participated in the European Cup, which was divided into 6 groups. The top two teams in each group and the third of the four best teams were qualified to the knockout stage, and finally the champion was determined.

There is a special rule in the competition system of the European Cup, that is, the rules for the same team to qualify in the group match. This rule refers to what is the basis for deciding the qualification and ranking if two or more teams have the same points in the group match. The priority of this rule is as follows:

1. Points of mutual competition (i.e. the winning/losing relationship between two or more teams)
2. The number of net victories (i.e., the number of goals scored between two or more teams minus the number of goals conceded)
3. The total number of goals in the competition (i.e., the number of goals between two or more teams)
4. The number of net victories in all group matches (i.e. the number of goals in all group matches minus the number of goals conceded)
5. Total number of goals in all group matches (i.e., the number of goals in all group matches)
6. Score in fair competition (i.e. deduct points for the team according to the number of red and yellow cards, 3 points for red cards and 1 point for yellow cards. The less the deduction, the higher the score)
7. UEFA national team ranking (i.e. according to the UEFA national team ranking system, the higher the ranking, the higher the score)

The goal of the rules for teams with the same score in the group match is to determine the order of qualification and ranking as fair and reasonable as possible to avoid the influence of lottery or other random factors. The rules for teams with the same score in the group match may also lead to some suspense and surprise results. For example, in the European Cup 2016, England, Slovakia and Wales in Group B all ended the group match with 5 points. Because the points and net goal count of each other are the same, England finally ranked first with 3 goals according to the total number of goals, Wales ranked second with three goals, and Slovakia ranked third with three goals. However, as the third in the group with the best results, they still qualified.

In order to illustrate the impact of the same team's qualification rules in the group match, the following table shows the situation of the 2021 European Cup group match, as well as some qualification and ranking changes caused by the same team's qualification rules. The data in the table are from the official website of UEFA for reference only.

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