A tournament with 24 participants divided into 6 groups, with 16 lucky ones advancing to the semifinals, invites them to take an accelerated course in algebra. This is what is happening this Euro 2024 where until the matches are played on the third day of group F, this Wednesday at 9:00 pm, some round of 16 matches will not be completed. Among them is that of Spainwhich awaits a rival and depends not only on what happens in the group F conclave but also on the result of the final day of group E, which will be played at 6:00 pm
The reality is that the four best third parties from six in total qualify for the round of 16. And it’s a mess. But there is a table that determines the different combinations and at the end of the day on Tuesday there can only be 3 out of a total of 15 that can happen at the beginning of the championship. This is because the Croatiathird in group B with 2 points, can no longer be one of the four best third places, and because Netherlands, the third in group D, will be in the top four due to the 4 points it has achieved. In other words, all combinations of the four best third parties including one from group B are eliminated (Croatia) and also those that do not contain D (Netherlands).
In other words, the 3 different combinations of the best four in the group that could still happen are as follows:
1.A/C/D/E
2.A/C/D/F
3.C/D/E/F
Each of these combinations decides against which third party will face the first of the groups B, C, E and F, which are those who are not paired in any second. And they are as follows:
1. 1B-3E/1C-3D/1E-3C/1F-3A
2. 1B-3F /1C-3D / 1E-3C / 1F-3A
3. 1B-3F /1C-3E / 1E-3D / 1F-3C
From all that has been discussed, it is known, among other things, that Spainfirst in group B (1B) will face third in group E (3E: Romania, Belgium, Slovakia or Ukraine) or the third in group F (3F: Turkey, Czech Republic or Georgia). The combinations in which he is paired with the third from group A (Hungary) and with the third of group D (Netherlands) is discarded.
Source: La Verdad
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