According to CCTV5 program list, the competition for the European Cup is fierce, and the way of ranking calculation affects the fate of each team. The European Cup is a grand event of European football, which is held every four years and attracts hundreds of millions of fans around the world. This European Cup is participated by 24 teams, which are divided into six groups
According to CCTV5 program list, the competition for the European Cup is fierce, and the way of ranking calculation affects the fate of each team. The European Cup is a grand event of European football, which is held every four years and attracts hundreds of millions of fans around the world. This European Cup is participated by 24 teams and divided into six groups. The top two teams in each group and the fourth team with the best results will enter the knockout phase. This competition system makes every game full of suspense and variables, and the ranking calculation method is the key factor to determine each team's promotion or exit.
The ranking of the European Cup is calculated in this way: first, according to the points ranking of each team in the group match, if the points are the same, then compare them in the following order: the number of goals difference, the total number of goals, the points against the teams with the same points, the number of goals difference, the total number of goals, the points for fair competition (the number of red and yellow cards), and the ranking of UEFA national teams. If none of the above comparisons can be made, the ranking will be determined by drawing lots. The team ranked third in the group shall be compared in the following order: points, goal difference, total goals, fair competition points, and UEFA national team ranking. If none of the above comparisons can be made, the ranking will be determined by drawing lots.
This ranking calculation method allows each team to get as many points, score goals and maintain discipline as possible in the group match, and also pay attention to the results of other groups in order to grasp their own promotion opportunities. In order to show this effect more intuitively, we can use the table to compare the rankings of the four groups that have finished the group match. As follows:
group |
team |
integral |
Goal difference |
Total goal |
Fair competition points |
UEFA National Team Ranking |
ranking |
A |
Italy |
nine |
seven |
seven |
-1 |
seven |
one |
Switzerland |
four |
one |
four |
-4 |
thirteen |
two |
Welsh |
four |
-1 |
three |
-2 |
seventeen |
three |
turkey |
zero |
-7 |
one |
-5 |
twenty-nine |
four |
B |
Belgium |
nine |
six |
seven |
-1 |
one |
one |
Denmark |
three |
one |
five |
-3 |
ten |
two |
Finland |
three |
-2 |
one |
-1 |
fifty-four |
three |
Russia |
three |
-5 |
two |
-6 |
thirty-eight |
four |
C |
Netherlands |
nine |
six |
eight |
-3 |
fourteen |
one |
Austria |
six |
one |
four |
-5 |
twenty-three |
two |
Ukraine |
three |
-1 |
four |
-5 |
twenty-four |
three |
Northern Macedonia |
zero |
-6 |
two |
-7 |
sixty-two |
four |
D |
England |
seven |
two |
two |
-1 |
four |
one |
Croatia |
four |
zero |
four |
-3 |
fourteen |
two |
Czech Republic |
four |
one |
three |
-1 |
forty |
three |
Scotland |
one |
-3 |
one |
-4 |
forty-four |
four |