For teams that are tied in record, if one team forfeited a game, they will automatically be considered the lower seed (unless otherwise decided by a tournament official).
When (2) two teams from one pool are tied in record following Pool Play games, ties between the two teams will be broken by the following:
(1) The team that won the game in Head to Head competition will be the higher seed.
(2) If the game between those two tied teams resulted in a tie, or if the two tied teams did not play each other for any reason; then proceed to the
(3) three team tie breaking rules process listed below.
When (3) three or more teams from one pool are tied in record following Pool Play games, ties between the three or more teams will be broken by the following:
This process should be followed from one step to the next step if (2) two or more teams are still tied, do not revert back to previous steps prior to the final two steps.
(1) Head to Head results / head to head win-loss record in head to head games between the three tied teams
(2) Goal Difference in head to head games between the three or more tied teams
(3) Goals Against in head to head games between the two or more tied teams
(4) Goal Difference in pool play games for the two or more tied teams
(5) Goals Against in pool play games for the two or more tied teams
(6) Goal Difference in all games played for the two or more tied teams
(7) Fewest Goals Against in all games played for the two or more tied teams
(8) If only two teams are still tied at this point, revert to the two team tie breaking rule (but do not revert to the two team tie breaking rules prior to this step). If still tied in record, proceed to next step.
(9) Shootout: see PLAYOFF OVERTIME and PENALTY KICKS sections for those rules– each team may pick its 3 players for the shootout