What is To Qualify Market?

A to qualify market asks which side will advance to the next round of a knockout competition, rather than who wins a particular match. It has only two outcomes because a tie must produce a winner, so extra time, penalty shoot-outs, aggregate scores and the second leg are all included even though the standard match markets ignore them. That is why the price to qualify differs from the price on the same team to win the game in front of it. Settlement follows the competition's own progression rules, so a side promoted after a disqualification or a walkover normally counts as having qualified. If a tie is abandoned and the governing body later awards the round, most operators settle on that official decision rather than voiding the bet.