Best third placed teams in the group of the European Championship 2024
The best third placed teams in the group at the European Championship 2024 qualify for the knockout phase. Who are the best numbers 3 in the group stage? What are the rules for the best third placed teams in the group?
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Rules for the best third placed teams in the group of the European Championship 2024
To determine the best third placed teams in a group, the following rules are applied:
- Highest number of points;
- Highest goal difference;
- Highest number of goals scored;
- Highest number of wins;
- Lowest disciplinary points (yellow and red cards);
- Highest position in the overall ranking of the qualifying series. If Germany (automatically qualified as host country) is involved in this comparison, then a draw will determine.
This can be read in Article 23 of the tournament conditions. [ref]
Standings best third placed teams of the European Championship 2024
This is the position of the best third placed teams in the group of the European Championship 2024.
| Country | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands (D) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | -4 | 4 |
 Georgia (F) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | -4 | 4 |
 Slovakia (E) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | -3 | 4 |
 Slovenia (C) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +2 | -2 | 3 |
 Hungary (A)* |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | -5 | 3 |
 Croatia (B)* |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | -6 | 2 |
* Eliminated.
Matches against the best third placed teams
The numbers 1 of group B, C, E and F play in the knockout phase of the European Football Championship against the best third placed teams from another group.
- 1B - 3ADEF
- 1C - 3DEF
- 1E - 3ABCD
- 1F - 3ABC
Who will play the best third placed teams in the eighth finals of the European Championship 2024?
Which team will play the best third placed teams in the eighth finals of the European Championship 2024? The table below shows the different possibilities how the best numbers 3 will be classified in the knockout phase.
The classification depends on which groups the best third placed teams come from.
| Groups | 1B | 1C | 1E | 1F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD | 3A | 3D | 3B | 3C |
| ABCE | 3A | 3E | 3B | 3C |
| ABCF | 3A | 3F | 3B | 3C |
| ABDE | 3D | 3E | 3A | 3B |
| ABDF | 3D | 3F | 3A | 3B |
| ABEF | 3E | 3F | 3B | 3A |
| ACDE | 3E | 3D | 3C | 3A |
| ACDF | 3F | 3D | 3C | 3A |
| ACEF | 3E | 3F | 3C | 3A |
| ADEF | 3E | 3F | 3D | 3A |
| BCDE | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3C |
| BCDF | 3F | 3D | 3C | 3B |
| BCEF | 3F | 3E | 3C | 3B |
| BDEF | 3F | 3E | 3D | 3B |
| CDEF | 3F | 3E | 3D | 3C |
Example best numbers three
Example: Suppose the 4 best third placed teams come from groups A, B, C and D. Then the matches will be:
- 1B - 3A
- 1C - 3D
- 1E - 3B
- 1F - 3C
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