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It does work however. I use it for all kinds of competitions that qualify teams by their standings in different groups such as the 2022 UEFA Qualifiers
Let's try it once more... it should look like something similar to this:
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group stage (Language key > FCE_Group Stage)
--g1 > N of teams = 4, N. of games = 1
---specific team Argentina 1986 at position #1
---specific team Italy 1986 at position #2
---specific team Bulgaria 1986 at position #3
---specific team South Korea 1986 at position #4
--g2
same as above with the group B teams, Mexico 1986, Paraguay 1986, Belgium 1986 and Iraq 1986
--g3
--g4
--g5
--g6
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setup stage (Language key> FCE_Setup Stage)
check "sort by competition average" + "keep standings" xxxid# of group stage, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, IF YOU DONT PUT THE CORRECT NUMBER IT WONT WORK
--g1> N. of teams = 6
---team #3 of group stage g1
---team #3 of group stage g2
---team #3 of group stage g3
---team #3 of group stage g4
---team #3 of group stage g5
---team #3 of group stage g6
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setup stage II (Language Key > FCE_Setup Stage II)
check random draw
--g1 > N. of teams = 4
---team #1 of setup stage
---team #2 of setup stage
---team #3 of setup stage
---team #4 of setup stage
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Round of 16 (Language Key > FCE_Round of 16)
select stage type = KO1LEG, match situation = ROUND16, check "avoid same group" xxx#id of group stage, check "random draw event", select Tie Rule 1 leg = Extra Time, Penalties
--g1 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#1 of group stage g1
---a team of setup stage II
--g2 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#1 of group stage g2
---a team of setup stage II
--g3 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#1 of group stage g3
---a team of setup stage II
--g4 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#1 of group stage g4
---a team of setup stage II
--g5 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#1 of group stage g5
---team#2 of group stage g4
--g6 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#1 of group stage g6
---team#2 of group stage g5
--g7 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#2 of group stage g1
---team#2 of group stage g3
--g8 > N of teams = 2, N. of games = 1
---team#2 of group stage g2
---team#2 of group stage g6
This should work, and you should enjoy playing WC1986 as it was meant to be