There are 64 matches in the World Cup, including 48 group matches, 8 finals in 1/8, 4 finals in 1/4, 2 semi-finals, 3-4 finals in 1 game, and 3 rd and 4 th runner-up finals in 1 game.
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 played round robin and played six games (A1-A2; a 1-a3； a 1-a4； a2-a3； a2-a4； A3-a4), each game lasts for 90 minutes, and the winning, drawing and losing 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".
There are four teams in each group, and their ranking is determined according to the following rules:
1, the person with the highest score ranks first.
2. The team with the highest goal difference ranks 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:
For all teams except draws, the following rules are only made between draws. )
4. Compare the goal difference of several tied teams. If they are still equal, then:
5. Compare the results of several teams (that is, the relationship between the two teams) and draw, and the winner ranks first.
6. Compare the total number of goals scored by several tied teams.
7. The score, goal difference, the relationship between victory and defeat and the total number of goals are all the same. This requires fair competition.
The top two in each group qualify and enter the knockout stage.
Elimination rules:
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, continue to punish the penalty, and both sides will kick another ball until the tie is broken! It can also be seen from here that in any case, everyone should tell the victory or defeat of football, because each World Cup is only prepared once.