Multiple choice general knowledge

There are 22 football teams playing in a knockout competition. What is the least number of matches they need to play to decide the winner?

  1. 22

  2. 21

  3. 242

  4. 462
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In a knockout tournament, each match eliminates exactly one team. To find a winner from 22 teams, we need to eliminate 21 teams, which requires exactly 21 matches. This is a fundamental principle of knockout tournaments - regardless of the tournament structure, you always need (n-1) matches for n teams.

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