The competition system of America's Cup

12 team is divided into three groups (group a, group b and group c), with 4 teams in each group, adopting the single round robin system, winning 3 points, drawing 1 point and losing 0 points. Teams in the group will be ranked according to the following criteria: the total score of the group match; Total ball difference in group match; If the above data of each team are the same, they will be ranked according to the following methods: the competition results of the relevant teams in the group stage will be drawn by the preparatory Committee; The top two teams in each group and the two teams with the best results and the third place will advance to the final of 1/4. The calculation method of the two best third-place teams is the same as the above group ranking standard. From the quarter-finals to the finals, the winner is decided in 90 minutes, and 12 yards does not need to add 30 minutes to shoot the opponent. From 20 1 1 year, the quarter-finals will be tied to the final. The legal time will be 90 minutes, the draw will take 30 minutes, and then the two sides will shoot twelve yards at each other to decide the outcome.