The rules of the World Cup regard "points gained in all group matches" as the first criterion to determine the qualification for promotion.
If the number of points is the same, measure the other two standards in turn: 1. Goal difference in all group matches; 2. The number of goals scored in all group matches.
If there are still "two or more teams" tied after referring to the above three criteria in turn, the qualification for promotion will be determined as follows: 1. Points tied for teams in the group stage; 2. Match the goal difference of each team in the group stage; 3. tie the number of goals scored by each team in the group stage.
If the tie still exists, it will be ranked according to the fair competition score, which is determined according to the following criteria: 1. A yellow card, minus 1 point; 2. Two yellow cards were expelled, minus 3 points; 3. Direct red card expulsion, minus 4 points; 4. A yellow card plus a direct red card, minus 5 points.
After deducting points according to the above standards, the team with the highest score will be qualified for promotion.
Finally, if the draw is still not broken, FIFA will draw lots to decide which team will enter the 16 semi-finals.
The competition system of the 2026 World Cup;
The competition system of the 2026 World Cup will be 12 with 4 teams, and the winners will be the top two +8 best group and the third place.
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Before 16, the competition system of team 3 may be changed to 12, team 4. The advantage of this is to prevent the two teams in the last round of the group from killing the other team that has finished the game, but the disadvantage is that the number of games will increase to 104 instead of the original 80 games.
At present, the distribution of places on all continents is like this. Europe 16, Africa 9, Asia 8, North America 6 (including 3 hosts), South America 6, Oceania 1 0, and the play-offs 2.
There will be 54 countries (except Russia) participating in the European qualifiers, which will be divided into 12 group, 12 group first, and the four best groups second, so as to advance to the World Cup finals.