On March 4, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup group match has entered the final round. Some teams have locked the qualification quota in advance, while some teams are still struggling to stay on the stage of the European Cup. So, which teams have hope? What are the ranking rules of points
On March 4, 2024, according to CCTV5 program list, the European Cup group match has entered the final round. Some teams have locked the qualification quota in advance, while some teams are still struggling to stay on the stage of the European Cup. So, which teams have hope? What are the rules for ranking points? Let's have a look.
There are six groups in the European Cup group match, four teams in each group, and each team plays three games. If the points are the same, the ranking is conducted according to the following rules:
- Points of competitions in the group
- Winning goal difference in group matches
- Number of goals in group matches
- Fair competition points of competitions in the group (3 points deducted for red cards, 1 point deducted for yellow cards, and 3 points deducted for two yellow cards changing into red cards)
- Points for all group matches
- Goal difference of all group matches
- Number of goals in all group matches
- UEFA National Team Ranking
The first two teams of each group will directly advance to the knockout stage. In addition, the third team of the four groups with the best performance will also advance to the knockout stage. The third team of the two groups with the worst performance will be eliminated.
At present, eight teams have qualified ahead of schedule, namely Italy and Switzerland in Group A, Belgium and Denmark in Group B, Netherlands and Austria in Group C, England and Czech Republic in Group D. In addition, there are four teams out ahead of schedule: Turkey in Group A, Russia in Group B, Northern Macedonia in Group C, and Scotland in Group D.
So, which teams have hope? Let's take a look at each group:
Group E. At present, Sweden leads with 4 points, Slovakia follows with 3 points, Spain and Poland each have 1 point, ranking third and fourth. In the last round, Sweden will play Poland and Slovakia will play Spain. As long as the Swedish team does not lose, it can qualify. If it wins, it can get the first place in the group. As long as Slovakia does not lose, it can also qualify. If it wins, it may also win the first place in the group. Spain and Poland must win in order to have the hope of qualifying. If they win, it depends on the results of other competitions to determine whether they can qualify.
Group F: This is a group called the "Group of Death". There are three strong teams, namely France, Germany and Portugal, and a strong Hungary. At present, France leads with 4 points, Germany and Portugal each have 3 points, ranking second and third, and Hungary has 1 point, ranking fourth. In the last round, France will play Portugal and Germany will play Hungary. As long as the French team does not lose, they can qualify. If they win, they can get the first place in the group. As long as the German team does not lose, it can also qualify. If it wins, it may also win the first place in the group. Portugal must not lose in order to have the hope of qualifying. If it wins, it depends on the results of other games to determine whether it can qualify. The Hungarian team must win to have the hope of qualifying. If it wins, it will depend on the results of other games to determine whether it can qualify.
To sum up, in the last round of the European Cup group match, there are still ten teams competing for places to qualify, of which six teams can qualify as long as they do not lose, and four teams must win to have hope of qualification. These games will be very exciting and intense. We will bring you the latest reports and analysis. Please pay attention to the program list of CCTV5 and don't miss any games.