Rules of group competition system: 32 teams are divided into 8 groups by lottery, with 4 teams in each group playing. Each team must only play one game against the other three teams, and four teams in each group will play in round robin. * * * Play six rounds of 90 minutes each, and the points for winning, drawing and losing are 3, 1 and 0 respectively. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout round of 1/8, among which *** 16 teams are the former 16 teams.
Rules of the knockout competition system: the team that scores more goals within 90 minutes (including stoppage time) of the knockout competition wins. If both sides can't decide the winner within 90 minutes (including overtime), then the first half and the second half will play 15 minutes overtime respectively. In overtime, if the two teams are still tied, it will be decided by the penalty of both players.
Introduction to the World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, referred to as the World Cup, is the highest-level adult men's international football competition organized by the International Football Federation (English), the highest governing body of world football. The World Cup is held every four years, and the first World Cup was held in Uruguay on 1930. Due to the influence of World War II, 1942 and 1946 World Cups were suspended, and 1950 resumed.
The World Cup is the largest and most influential event in sports, and it is also the single sports event with the largest number of people watching and paying attention in the world. 20 18 World Cup in Russia, the audience watching the official live broadcast reached 3.572 billion, accounting for 5 1.3% of the global population. 165438+200 million people watched the live broadcast of the final between France and Croatia. The impact of the World Cup in the economic field is equally amazing, especially the direct economic effect brought to the host country.