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Ranking matters: Does the new format select the best teams for the knockout phase in the UEFA Champions League?
László Csató, Karel Devriesere, Dries Goossens +3
Starting in the 2024/25 season, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has fundamentally changed the format of its club competitions: the group stage has been replaced…
math.OC2025
Attractiveness and equal treatment in a group draw
László Csató, Dóra Gréta Petróczy
National teams from different continents can play against each other only in afew sports competitions. Therefore, a reasonable aim is maximising the number of intercontinental game…
math.OC2025
Increasing competitiveness by imbalanced groups: The example of the 48-team FIFA World Cup
László Csató, András Gyimesi
A match played in a sports tournament can be called stakeless if at least one team is indifferent to its outcome because it already has qualified or has been eliminated. Such a gam…