gruppefase
Gruppefase is the term used in Danish and Norwegian for the group stage of a tournament, the early phase where teams are divided into groups and play a round-robin to determine who advances to the knockout rounds. In football and many other team sports, this phase typically features multiple groups, with teams playing against each other within their group.
During the gruppefase, teams usually compete in a round-robin format, often as home-and-away matches. Points are
Advancement conventions vary by competition. Usually the top two teams from each group move on to the
Group composition is often determined by a seeding or draw process based on rankings or coefficients, to
Notable examples of gruppefase in use include the UEFA Champions League group stage, the FIFA World Cup