According to CCTV5 program list (January 25, 2024), the European Cup group match has entered the final round, and all teams are struggling to reach the last 16. The rules of European Cup promotion are somewhat complicated. In addition to the first two players in the group, there are four best players who can also be promoted to the third place in the group.
According to CCTV5 program list (January 25, 2024), the European Cup group match has entered the final round, and all teams are struggling to reach the last 16. The rules of European Cup promotion are somewhat complicated. In addition to the first two players in the group, there are four best players who can also be promoted to the third place in the group. So, how to determine the ranking of the third place in the group? What's the role of the win lose relationship? Let's interpret it together.
First of all, we should make it clear that the rules for European Cup promotion are determined in the following order:
- integral
- Goal difference
- Number of goals
- Win lose relationship
- Fair competition points
- UEFA National Team Ranking
That is to say, if two or more teams have the same points, it depends on their goal difference. If the goal difference is also the same, it depends on their number of goals, and so on, until the order of ranking is found.
So, what does the winner loser relationship mean? The winning/losing relationship refers to the comparison of the performance of these teams when the points, net goals and goals are the same, that is, only the competition between them, not the competition between them and other teams. The relationship between victory and defeat is also determined in the order of points, goal difference and the number of goals.
For example, if the four teams in Group A have the same points, goal difference and goals, it depends on the relationship between them. Assume that the results of Group A are as follows:
| team |
integral |
Goal difference |
Number of goals |
| A1 |
four |
zero |
three |
| A2 |
four |
zero |
three |
| A3 |
four |
zero |
three |
| A4 |
four |
zero |
three |
Then, we will look at the results of the competition between them, assuming that:
| team |
opponent |
score |
| A1 |
A2 |
1-1 |
| A1 |
A3 |
1-1 |
| A1 |
A4 |
1-1 |
| A2 |
A3 |
1-1 |
| A2 |
A4 |
1-1 |
| A3 |
A4 |
1-1 |
Then, we can see that the winning and losing relationship between them is the same. They are all 1 point, 1 goal difference and 3 goals. Then, in this case, it depends on their fair competition points, that is, the number of yellow cards and red cards they get in the game. One point will be deducted for yellow cards, three points will be deducted for red cards, and four points will be deducted if two yellow cards become red cards. Assume that their fair play points are as follows:
| team |
Fair competition points |
| A1 |
-2 |
| A2 |
-3 |
| A3 |
-4 |
| A4 |
-5 |
Then, we can see that A1 has the highest fair competition points, so they rank first, A2 second, A3 third, and A4 fourth.
This is the European Cup rules of promotion, I believe we all have a certain understanding. There are still many exciting matches waiting for us in the European Cup group match. Let's look forward to it together.
