section_path: Format/Tiebreakers
section_name: Tiebreakers
paragraph_text: Tiebreakers
  
  In the round-robin and tournament formats, the tiebreaker criteria are as follows (Regulations Article 11.5):
  
  Should two or more teams still have equal rank after criteria 1–3 are applied, then the following criteria are used:
  
  If the tournament is being held in a single host nation or in neutral territory, then criterion 7 will not be applied (Regulations Article 11.6).
  
  In the home-and-away knockout format, the team scoring more goals on aggregate wins the tie and advances. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the away goals rule will not be applied and the winners will be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 11.9). In the single-leg knockout format, the team scoring more goals in a single match wins and advances. If the teams are tied after regulation, then extra time will be played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level (Regulations Article 11.10).
  
  In the round-robin and tournament formats, the tiebreaker criteria are as follows (Regulations Article 11.5):
  
  Should two or more teams still have equal rank after criteria 1–3 are applied, then the following criteria are used:
  
  If the tournament is being held in a single host nation or in neutral territory, then criterion 7 will not be applied (Regulations Article 11.6).
  
  In the home-and-away knockout format, the team scoring more goals on aggregate wins the tie and advances. If the aggregate score is level, then 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the away goals rule will not be applied and the winners will be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 11.9). In the single-leg knockout format, the team scoring more goals in a single match wins and advances. If the teams are tied after regulation, then extra time will be played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level (Regulations Article 11.10).