European cup (e.g. soccer)

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One of the highest level tournaments, organized every four years. In this article, we will explain the rules of the European Cup in detail, including the format of the competition, the rules of advancement, referee penalties and other aspects.

Competition Format

The Europa League competition is divided into three stages: group stage, knockout stage and final.

Group stage: 24 participating teams are divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each. Each team will play a round-robin match against 3 other teams, with 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.

Knockout Stage: The 16 advancing teams will play a single elimination tournament with 1/8th, 1/4th, Semi-Final and Final matches. If the match is not decided in regular time, extra time and penalty kicks will be played to decide the winner.

Promotion Rules

The advancement rule for the group stage is that the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage. If two teams have the same number of points, they will be ranked in the following order: 1) goal difference; 2) number of goals scored; and 3) direct head-to-head results. If all three are equal, a draw will be used to determine the rankings.

The rules for advancement in the knockout stage are single elimination, with the winner advancing to the next round. If the match is not decided in regular time, overtime and penalty kicks are played to determine the winner.

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Refereeing decisions in the UEFA Europa League are the same as in other soccer matches, including calling fouls, offside, and validity of goals. If a controversial situation arises during the match, the referee can make an umpire's decision through VAR (Video Assistant Referee).

For foul play, the referee can show penalties such as yellow and red cards. A yellow card indicates a warning and two yellow cards will result in a sending off; a red card indicates a direct sending off and the sent off player will not be able to play in the next match.

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The European Cup is a long-awaited event for soccer fans, not only the competition of top players, but also fierce matches and exciting goals. Through the interpretation of this article, I believe that you have a more in-depth understanding of the rules of the European Cup, and look forward to the arrival of this grand soccer feast!

1, European Football Championship (EuropeanFootballChampionship), referred to as the "European Championship", also known as the "European Cup", is organized by the Union of European Football Associations, the European Football Association member states to participate in the highest level of national football tournaments. It was first held in 1960, and has been held every four years since, and has been held for 15 times.

The tournament began as the European Nations Cup and was renamed the European Championships in 1968. The original purpose of the tournament was to fill the four-year gap between World Cups, thus giving European countries more opportunities to compete.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the UEFA Europa League, the final stage of EURO 2020 will see 24 teams play from June 11 to July 11, 2021 in 11 cities.

2. Tournament rules:

The organizers of the European Championships advance directly to the final week, while the other teams are divided into groups, each of which plays an out-of-conference tournament. The final rounds will be played on a double round-robin scoring system, with the top and bottom 16 teams from each group advancing to the final week (the number of teams in the final stage will increase to 24 starting with the 2016 European Championships to be held in France ___?

In the event of a tie on points, the teams' records against each other will be compared, and if it is not possible to determine the teams that will qualify, the goal difference, goals scored and away goals scored in all the group matches will be compared to determine the qualifying spots.

From 2016 onwards, the 24 teams that advance to the final week will be divided into six groups, with the group single round-robin scoring system, the highest scoring two teams in each group and the four best group third to advance to the round of 16 knockout rounds, from the round of sixteen to the final are taken in the form of a tie-breaker, if the game is tied in 90 minutes, the need for overtime to determine the winner, extra time and not set the golden goal or silverware system, the two teams must complete the first half of overtime and the second half each of 15 minutes of play, the team with the more goals in extra time wins, if the game is tied after extra time, the winner will be shot 12 yards (penalty kicks). The two teams must complete the first and second halves of the 15-minute extra time, the team with more goals in extra time wins, if the extra time is tied, then shoot each other twelve yards (penalty kicks) to share the winners and losers, since 1984, the European Cup has canceled the third-place match, according to the points of net goal rankings of the third and fourth place.

The UEFA Europa League Outer Round is divided into qualifying rounds, play-offs, UEFA Europa League group stages, and finals, with the following rules for advancement:

1. Qualifying rounds

The 55 European teams are divided into 10 groups, of which the top two qualify directly into the Europa League main round, which produces 20 teams, with the remaining four places coming through play-offs.

2. Additional matches

In the qualifying round did not advance to the main round of the country, through the results of the UEFA Europa League to select 16 teams, the draw divided into four groups, and then directly single round-robin to play the knockout rounds, and ultimately the final four group winners, to advance to the main round of the UEFA Europa League.

3. Europa League group stage

Twenty-four teams were drawn into six groups for a double round-robin group stage, with the first and second place finishers in each of the six groups going straight through, giving 12 teams. The third-place finishes in each group are then compared to find the four best third-place finishes, and a total of 16 teams emerge.

4. Final

From the round of 16 onwards the Europa League no longer has a draw, but instead the match-up charts for each of the knockout rounds are set out in advance. Then the results are set for all the possibilities in the event that there is a possibility of a different third place in the group. Finally, a table is drawn up and the results are put into it, so that you know who will play against whom.

Difference between UEFA Europa League round robin and qualifiers

1. Different levels

The European Football Championships, referred to as the "European Championships", also known as the "UEFA Cup", is the highest level of national soccer competitions organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and attended by members of the UEFA.

The FIFA World Cup, referred to as the "World Cup", is the world's highest honor, the highest standard, the highest level of competition, the highest visibility, the highest impact of the soccer tournament, and the Olympic Games and known as the world's two top sporting events.

2. Differences in scope

The Euro qualifiers select the teams for the Euro, the World Cup qualifiers select the teams for the World Cup.

3. The system of competition is different

The organizers of the European Championships advance directly to the final week, while the other teams are divided into groups, each of which plays a peripheral tournament. The outer rounds are based on a double round-robin scoring system, with the first and second 16 teams from each group advancing to the final week.

The World Cup is divided into a qualifying stage and a final stage. The qualifying stage of the World Cup is divided into six zones: Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, North America and Oceania. Each zone needs to establish the rules for qualifying according to the actual situation of the zone.

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