The tournament starts with a group stage where teams play round-robin games. Each team faces the others in its group to earn points. The top four teams from each group move on to the playoffs. The playoffs include quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal games. Teams earn points based on wins, overtime results, and shootouts. If teams are tied, tiebreakers like goal difference are used. The format keeps things competitive all the way to the final.
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