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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

COMPETITION STRUCTURE & RULES

Group Stage

10 groups (A-J), each with 4 teams. 16 teams qualify for the Round of 16: 10 group winners + 6 best second-place teams

Round of 16

16 teams qualified: 10 group winners + 6 best second-place teams

Qualification System for Round of 16

Teams are ranked 1-16 based on group performance:

IMPORTANT RULE: Preventing Same-Group Matchups

⚠️ Teams from the same group will NOT face each other in Round of 16
The system automatically arranges matches to ensure teams from the same group do not meet in the Round of 16.
• Overall ranking (Ranks 1-16) is preserved
• Teams are automatically swapped to avoid same-group matchups
• Matches remain fair and balanced between strong and weak teams
✅ Example: If Rank #1 and Rank #16 are both from Group A, one will be swapped with a team from another match

Standard Bracket Layout (subject to adjustments to prevent same-group matchups):

Rank #1 VS Rank #16
in Round of 16 (R16-1)
Rank #8 VS Rank #9
in Round of 16 (R16-2)
Rank #5 VS Rank #12
in Round of 16 (R16-3)
Rank #4 VS Rank #13
in Round of 16 (R16-4)
Rank #6 VS Rank #11
in Round of 16 (R16-5)
Rank #3 VS Rank #14
in Round of 16 (R16-6)
Rank #7 VS Rank #10
in Round of 16 (R16-7)
Rank #2 VS Rank #15
in Round of 16 (R16-8)

Quarter-final Stage

Eight teams qualified from the Round of 16

Winner of (R16-1) VS Winner of (R16-2)
in Quarter-final (QF1)
Winner of (R16-3) VS Winner of (R16-4)
in Quarter-final (QF2)
Winner of (R16-5) VS Winner of (R16-6)
in Quarter-final (QF3)
Winner of (R16-7) VS Winner of (R16-8)
in Quarter-final (QF4)

Semi-final Stage

Four teams qualified from the Quarter-finals

Winner of (QF1) VS Winner of (QF3)
in Semi-final (SF1)
Winner of (QF2) VS Winner of (QF4)
in Semi-final (SF2)

Third Place Match

Match between Semi-final losers

Loser of (SF1) match VS Loser of (SF2) match
in Third Place Match (3rd-Place)

CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Two teams qualified from the Semi-finals

Winner of (SF1) match
VS
Winner of (SF2) match

🏆 FINAL MATCH 🏆