What are the rules for the 20 18 World Cup in Russia?

Thirty-two teams were divided into eight groups by drawing lots, and each group had four teams to compete. Each team has to play with the other three teams, and only played one game. Four teams in each group play six games in round robin mode, and each game lasts 90 minutes. The winning, flat and negative scores are 3, 1 and 0 respectively. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout 1/8 finals, and the *** 16 team was "top 16".

The team that scored more goals within 90 minutes (including stoppage time) in the knockout stage won. If the two sides can't decide the winner within 90 minutes (including overtime), the first half and the second half will play 15 minutes overtime respectively. In the overtime stage, if the two teams are still tied, it will be decided by the penalty of the players from both sides.

In principle, the penalty kick is that each side kicks five balls. If it is still a draw, both sides will play a ball and the winner will win. If there is still no tie, the penalty will continue and both sides will kick another ball until the tie is broken.

Extended information: The qualification rules for the group competition are as follows:

1. The person with the highest score ranks first.

2. The group with the highest goal difference comes first.

3. The group with the highest total number of goals ranks first.

If two or more teams are still tied according to the above rules, they will be compared in the following order to determine the ranking order:

1. Compare the winning and losing relationships of several teams in parallel. If they are still equal, then:

2. Compare the goal difference of several tied teams. If they are still equal, then:

3. Compare the total number of goals between several teams tied for each other.

Baidu Encyclopedia-World Cup qualifying rules