In soccer, if two teams are level on points and goal difference, what happens next?

There was a similar situation when two clubs in my favorite league finished the season with the same results, that’s when I first wondered how the winner is determined in such a case. On some platforms, in particular when I was looking at current sports betting odds, I noticed that sometimes even small things like the number of yellow cards can be decisive. This told me how important it is to know the regulations of a particular tournament.

If two teams in a league share the same number of points, the team with the best goal difference is ranked higher. If the teams have the same goal difference, the team which has scored the most goals will be ranked higher. If the teams have score the same number of goals, then the team with the best record in matches only involving those two teams will be ranked higher. If the teams still cannot be separated, and the season is ended, then a lottery may be used to decide which team is higher. To other answerers, it is rare in league football in most countries to insist on a winner and a loser in a league game. Most national leagues allocate 3 league points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Some national leagues though not many (Japan used to be an exception, don’t know if it still is) insisted that a game must end with a win for one of the teams, and played every game like a knockout cup game, with extra time and penalty competitions. The problem is this kind of league can lead