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Message: [QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 4457118, member: 523"] 12 groups of 4 makes the most sense to me if you eliminate the rd of 32 knockout. Another discussion is two groups of 24 (6x4) per side. Take the top 2 plus next 4 best for two brackets of 16 then merge for the final 8 or final 4. If you want to keep the 16x3 so the winner plays a max seven games then you have to add extra time and penalty kicks to the group stage matches so there can't be any shenanigans in the final game of the group. The suggestion of a pre-group penalty round is stupid. If Team A ties Team B And Team A loses to Team C Then Teams B and C can advance with a simple draw. If you force an outcome in game 1 then either Team A has zero and is out or Team B needs a win to advance and C a point to win the group. The worse scenario is all three matches end in draws so the final pair can just trade goals until the both advance on total goal for. [/QUOTE]