The UEFA Champions League is a competition for European men's club soccer teams.A total of 32 teams play in the group stage, divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. At the end of the group stage, the first two winners of each group advance to the tournament stage, which is played according to the knockout system.

After the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League is the second most important European soccer cup competition organized by UEFA.A total of 48 teams play in groups of four in the group stage. The first two winners of each group advance to the tournament phase. There are 8 free places, which can be filled manually with the third-placed teams from the Champions League.

The men's soccer World Cup, officially the FIFA World Cup or FIFA World Cup, is a soccer tournament for national teams in which the soccer world champion is determined every four years.A total of 32 teams play in 8 groups in the group stage. The first two winners go through to the tournament phase.

The UEFA European Football Championship is the name of the tournament for men's national soccer teams of the national soccer associations that are members of the European soccer association UEFA, which has been held every four years since 1960.A total of 16 teams play in the group stage in 4 groups each. The first two winners progress to the tournament phase.