Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pasina mamwe machisi, chinzvimbo chega chinogona kuverengerwa nemutambo wekubvisa mumwe chete ndechekutanga - semuenzaniso, kana uchironga manhamba 1-4 achikwira, kana 4 na3 vakasangana mumutambo wekutanga, 3 na1 vacharasikirwa mumutambo wekutanga uye 2 vacharasikirwa mumutambo wechipiri, kusarudza 4 senhamba hombe mumutambo, asi kuenzanisa kwakakwana hakuna kuitwa kuti uone kuti ndeipi yakakura, 2 kana 3. Pasinei neizvi, mukwikwidzi anorasikirwa mumutambo wokupedzisira anowanzofungidzirwa kuva akawana nzvimbo yechipiri (munyaya ino, 2). Apo makwikwi anoitwa kuti asarudze nzvimbo kana kuti mibayiro yakaderera pane yokutanga neyechipiri, izvi zvinowanzobatanidza mutambo pakati pevakundwa vemitambo yehafu yekupedzisira inonzi nzvimbo yechitatu playoffs, uyo anokunda mairi anoisa wechitatu uye anokundwa wechina. Mitambo yakawanda yeOlympic yekubvisa munhu mumwe chete ine mutambo wemenduru yebronze kana vasina kupa menduru dzebronze kune vese vanokundwa semifinalists. FIFA World Cup yakagara iine mutambo wechitatu (kubvira
1934), kunyange hazvo UEFA Euro isina kuitirwa imwe kubvira muna 1980.