UEFA uses extremely strange criteria to decide the situation of the most boring group in EURO 2024

Group C of EURO 2024 ended in the most... boring way, with both final matches ending in 0-0 draws. England shared the points with Slovenia 0-0, while Denmark also drew with Serbia in a goalless match.

After 3 matches, the England team has passed the group stage with the top position. Coach Gareth Southgate's students won 5 points (won 1, drew 2), scored 2 goals and conceded 1 goal.

However, the most dramatic part of this group is the ranking division between Denmark and Slovenia. After 3 matches, both teams have 3 points, 0 goal difference, 2 goals scored and 2 goals conceded. In the head-to-head, Denmark and Slovenia drew 1-1.

Denmark (red shirt) and Slovenia have to wait until the final criteria to determine the rankings.

Even with the fair-play criteria used to determine the rankings between teams with equal points and goal difference, both teams are... equal. Denmark and Slovenia both received 6 yellow cards after 3 matches, with a fair-play score of -6.

Thus, for the first time, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) had to apply the final criteria to determine rankings, which is the ranking in the EURO 2024 qualifying round.

Coincidentally, Denmark and Slovenia are in the same group H in the EURO 2024 qualifiers. Here, the two teams also have... the same 22 points, but Denmark is ranked higher due to a better head-to-head coefficient (1 win, 1 draw). Adding all the criteria, UEFA has confirmed: Denmark is the second-placed team in Group C of EURO 2024. Slovenia is third.

However, Slovenia has nothing to be sad about, because the Eastern European representative has officially entered the round of 16 of EURO 2024. Because Slovenia is more certain than Croatia and Hungary in the ranking of the third-placed teams with the best results, this team automatically has a ticket to continue.

In the round of 16 of EURO 2024, Denmark will face host Germany, while Slovenia will wait for their opponents based on the results of the remaining groups.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/uefa-dung-tieu-chi-cuc-la-dinh-doat-cuc-dien-bang-dau-buon-ngu-nhat-euro-2024-185240626042241208.htm