The Qatar 2022 knockout round bracketis starting to take shape. Many teams have arrived in the group stage finale very close to each other in the standings, which is why many started to wonder what’s the tiebreaker criteria at FIFA World Cups.
When twoteams finished tied on points, the first tiebreaker is the goal differential. When that is not enough to decide who advances and who returns home, the second criteria is the goals scored. If the tie persists, the results between teams concerned are considered.
But sometimes, teams remain tied even after using that category. That’s when the fair play pointscomeinto play. For those who don’t know it exactly,here we’ll explain how this systemworks.
Tiebreaker at World Cups: How the Fair play points work
When two teams remain tied on points, goal differential,goals scored, and the resultbetween them, the fair play points are used. Teams are deducted points according to their discipline, and the one that ends with the highest score advances:
- -1 point for a yellow card
- -3 points for an indirect red card
- -4 points for a direct red card
- -5 points for a direct red card that comes after yellow card
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