Albania grabbed the equalizer in the 95th minute and gained a point in the group B match against Croatia. A peer who keeps all possibilities open in grouping theItaly. What is missing now for the arithmetic qualification of the Azzurri to the round of 16?
Euro 2024, what Italy is missing for the round of 16
We must first wait for the result of the match against Spain, scheduled for Thursday evening. If Spalletti’s team were to beat Spain, they would be certain not only of access to the round of 16 but also of the record in the group, which on paper would allow Italy to meet more affordable teams. TOEven a draw against Spain would send the Azzurri to the round of 16considering that in the last two editions of the European Championships the best third-place teams qualified with 3 or 4 points.
What happens in case of finishing with equal points
In group B, the possibility of finishing on equal points is also still at stake. The first criterion to decide who comes ahead is the points in the head-to-head match, then the goal difference in the head-to-head match and the goals scored in the head-to-head match. Next, the general goal difference of the group, the goals scored in the group, the discipline (-3 for expulsion, -1 yellow card) and finally the ranking will be taken into account. In the event that 2 teams with the same number of points and the same number of goals scored and conceded compete in the last match of the group and draw, the ranking is determined through the penalty lottery, but only in the case in which none other team in the group has the same points at the end of the group stage.
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