Australian coach Lasse Bundgaard said the group format of the tournament was to blame.

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But the Arizona desert-pop group The Format chose to celebrate both times they got dumped from its label: Its members threw big parties and got to work releasing their own music.

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In contrast, the UEFA Cup never produced such a star-studded field since it adopted the group-stage format in 2004.

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