#BinancePickAndWin
Epoch-making new competition format (48 teams expanded, largest scale in history)
1. Participating teams: increased from 32 to 48, divided into 12 groups, with 4 teams per group
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2. Qualification rules: top 2 teams from each group + 8 best third-place teams from groups, for a total of 32 teams advancing to the knockout stage
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3. Match schedule: 104 matches in total (the previous edition had only 64), with the addition of a round of 16 stage
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4. Difficulty of winning: the champion team must play all 8 matches—one more knockout round than the 32-team era—testing squad depth and endurance
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5. New teams make their debut: Cape Verde, Curaçao, and others