FIFA determined a change in the mechanism to seal the classification of a group stage and has as a key point the cards received.
Days after the closure of the group stage of the Club World Cup 2025the FIFA He surprised with his announcement of a new tiebreaker system in case of equal points to classify the round of 16.
The classification criteria cease to be by goals in favor, as always, to prioritize the “Fair Play”. In question, if two or more teams in a group reach the same number of points there are several values to unpack.
In the first instance, beyond the units obtained, the result of the party between those involved is taken into account. Then the goals in favor are analyzed in the matches between the clubs matched at points (Boca vs Benfica or River vs Monterrey/Inter). If equality persists, all marked goals are taken into account.
Finally, the way to get the unevenness is the disciplinary. The Cards received by players and coaches.
- Yellow card: 1 less point
- Red card (after double warning): 3 less points
- Direct red card: 4 less points
- Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points less
In the event that all these aspects are kept matched, which will determine the classified will be a lottery performed by FIFA.
It should be noted that Mouth and River They are harmed by this since they are two of the teams that received the most disciplinary cards. Club World Cup. The “millionaire” has 10 in total, against 5 of the Monterrey and 3 of Inter. And the “xeneize” 7 (two red) against 6 of the Benfica (a red).
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What did Gallardo say about the new FIFA tiebreaker system?
After the game against Monterrey, Marcelo Gallardo It showed a certain degree of disagreement: “It is not something that I can say. There are many things that are unfair and are already arranged and it is so, what do I know”Said the ‘doll’, without going into too many details in his opinion.
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