INFORMATION AND RULES

Rules

• Round-robin format, i.e. each team plays 2 matches

• 4 outfield players + 1 goalkeeper

• Unlimited substitutions

• No offside rule

• Rolling substitutions are allowed and must be made on the team's own half in front of the team bench

• Kick-ins are taken from the touchline with the ball placed on the ground

• 1 referee

• When the goalkeeper restarts play (from the ground or by hand), the ball may be kicked or thrown over the halfway line

• The back-pass rule is the same as in 11-a-side football

• Yellow card: the player remains in the game. Two yellow cards = red card = dismissal for the current match

• If the goalkeeper handles the ball outside the penalty area, a yellow card is awarded and a penalty kick is given

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Match Schedule (90 minutes total)

2 halves of 10 minutes each (20 minutes of playing time in total + 5-minute half-time break)

• Match 1 – 25 minutes (5-minute break between matches)

• Match 2 – 25 minutes (5-minute break between matches)

• Match 3 – 25 minutes (5-minute reserve / awards ceremony)

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Match Fixtures

(The order of matches will be determined by a draw before the tournament begins.)

• Czech Republic – Germany

• Germany – Croatia

• Croatia – Czech Republic

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Scoring

• Win = 3 points

• Draw = 1 point

• Loss = 0 points

The team with the highest number of points wins.

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In the event of equal points, the ranking is decided by:

• Higher number of goals scored

• If still tied, a penalty shootout follows

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Penalty shootout: Three players from each team take penalties. If the score remains tied, the shootout continues under the sudden death format until the first decisive goal is scored. Players may take more than one penalty if necessary.