Group match

How to understand a “group match”?

What characterizes a group match in football?

Group match is a game in the early stages of a competition that finishes with a knockout stage for the final, but has teams playing in a mini-league at the beginning, like the World Cup. The winner or winners of each group then move onto the next part of the competition. E.g. “England thought they were joint favourites to win the European Cup, but now it seems they will be lucky to win any of their group matches”.

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