What are the changes of the qualification rules of the European Cup group matches? How will the top four teams come into being?

According to CCTV5 program list (March 2, 2024), the European Cup is a grand event of European football, held every four years, and has attracted the attention and enthusiasm of hundreds of millions of fans around the world. The 2024 European Cup will be held in Germany, with a total of 24 teams participating, divided into six groups for group matches, and then entered Taobao

According to CCTV5 program list (March 2, 2024), the European Cup is a grand event of European football, held every four years, and has attracted the attention and enthusiasm of hundreds of millions of fans around the world. The 2024 European Cup will be held in Germany, with a total of 24 teams participating. The team will be divided into six groups for group matches, and then enter the knockout phase to finally decide the champion. However, compared with the previous European Cups, the 2024 European Cup has some changes in the group qualifying rules, which will also affect the production of the top four teams. Now, let's introduce these changes and impacts to you.

First of all, let's take a look at the changes in the rules of qualifying in the group match. In the past European Cup, the first two teams in each group directly qualified to enter the last 16 of the knockout phase, while the third team in each group should select four teams from six teams according to the indicators such as points, goal difference and goals, as the best third team, and also qualified. Such rules, although increasing the suspense of the group match, also increased the complexity and uncertainty, and sometimes even led to some teams' qualification results to be determined after the last round of the game.

In order to simplify and optimize the qualification rules of the group matches, UEFA made a major reform in the 2024 European Cup, that is, the setting of the best third place was cancelled, and only the top two teams of each group were allowed to qualify and enter the top 12 of the knockout rounds. Such rules make the qualifying results of the group match more clear and fair, and also make the importance of each game more prominent, without any fluke psychology and conservative play. At the same time, in order to ensure that the number of teams in the knockout match is 16, UEFA has also added a play off round to let the 12 teams out of line, according to the result of the draw, conduct a two round duel to determine the final four teams.

Then, let's take a look at the generation of the top four teams. In the past European Cup, 16 teams that entered the knockout phase will conduct a single round knockout phase according to the predetermined match map until the final four are determined. Although this way is simple and direct, it also has some shortcomings, such as sometimes there will be a match of great disparity in strength, or sometimes there will be a meeting of strong teams in advance, which affects the fairness and brilliance of the knockout rounds.

In order to improve the competitiveness and enjoyment of the knockout rounds, UEFA has also made an innovation in the 2024 European Cup, that is, after the play off, draw lots again to determine the match map of the quarter finals, instead of following the original match map. Such innovation makes the match of the knockout match more random and unpredictable, and also makes the intensity of each game more intense, without any relaxation.

To sum up, the 2024 European Cup has made some changes and improvements in the rules for qualifying in the group matches and the way in which the top four teams are created. These changes and improvements are intended to make the European Cup more fair and exciting, as well as enrich and satisfy the fans' watching experience. The 2024 European Cup will be a European Cup full of changes and challenges. Let's look forward to the opening and wonderful of this European Cup.

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