Qualifying rules for preliminary group competition

Rules of preliminaries and qualifiers: This rule of qualifiers will follow the principle that the top two teams in eight groups will advance to the knockout stage. The 32 participating teams will be divided into eight groups, and the two teams with the highest scores in each group will produce a total of 16 teams, that is, the top 32 teams in the 2022 World Cup will advance to the top 16.

1, the highest score, the highest goal difference and the highest total number of goals in the group match ranked in the top few.

The 32 teams in the World Cup will take the lead in ranking according to their points in each group. The team with the highest score will undoubtedly become 1 in the group. If the points are the same, compare the goal difference, and the one with the highest goal difference ranks first. If the goal difference is flat, compare the total number of goals, and the one with the highest total number of goals ranks first.

2. The ones with high relationship between winning and losing, high goal difference and high total number of goals rank in the top.

If the final ranking can't be compared in the case of 1, that is, the points, goal difference and total goals are all equal, then the winning-losing relationship, goal difference and total goals of each team in the corresponding group will be conducted, and so on.

3. Compared with the score of fair competition, people with fewer red and yellow cards rank higher.

If two or more teams are still tied in the case of 1 and the second case, the score of fair play, that is, the red and yellow cards rank higher than the former.

A, yellow card 1 point;

B, indirect red card (red card produced by two yellow cards) 3 points;

C, direct red card 4 points;

D, yellow card+direct red card 5 points;

4. FIFA decides to rank higher than the former by drawing lots.

If the above three can't tell the ranking level, FIFA will make the final ranking judgment in the form of drawing lots.

The role of preparatory work

Screening teams: The preliminaries are the preliminaries of international events such as the World Cup and the European Cup. Through the preliminaries, the stronger team will be selected to participate in the main competition. This ensures the level of the teams participating in the main competition and improves the ornamental and competitiveness of the competition.

Increase the suspense of the game: The preliminaries usually adopt the home and away two-round elimination system, which increases the suspense and uncertainty of the game. Even strong teams will face the risk of losing in the preliminaries, which makes the game more exciting and interesting.

Enhance the strength of the national team: the preliminary round is a contest between the national teams. By participating in the preliminaries, national teams of various countries can get more competition opportunities and improve the technical and tactical level of players, which is of great significance to the growth and development of national teams.