We'll use the knock-out system at the first stage and then the single round robin system at second stage to decide the placing.

我们在第一阶段采用淘汰制，然后在第二阶段采用单循环制决定名次。

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The first part: All teams are divided into 2 groups using the single round robin rule. The rank is depended on accumulated points.

第一阶段分二个小组打单循环赛，按积分算名次。

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Now we have got only 5 teams, so the single round-robin system will be used.

现在我们仅有5个队，所以比赛将采取单循环制。

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No sporting event has greater popularity or higher stakes than soccer's World Cup, and they manage to sort that whole clambake out in about a month with a round-robin group stage that shifts to a single-elimination knockout round.

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