Format
Men's tournament:
- Two groups of six teams are formed, where the top two from each group advance to the semifinals.
- Third and fourth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking.
- Fifth and sixth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 9th–12th places in the final ranking.
Women's tournament:
- One round-robin group is formed containing all six teams, where the final standings are decided.
Tie-breaking criteria:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
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