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Two-legged ties can be used in knockout cup competitions and playoffs. In North America, the equivalent term is home-and-home series or, if decided by aggregate, two-game total-goals series. In ice hockey, the National Hockey League used two-game, total-goals series in the early years of its playoffs. In rugby union, two-legged matches are used in the qualifying stages of the Rugby World Cup. The semifinals of the Italian National Championship of Excellence are also two-legged, as are the semifinals and final of England’s second-tier league, the RFU Championship.

In basketball, the two top European club competitions, the Euroleague and Eurocup, both use two-legged ties in the qualifying rounds that determine the clubs advancing to each competition’s group phase. In Canadian football, two-legged total point series were occasionally used by the Canadian Football League and their predecessor leagues in the postseason, most recently in the 1986 playoffs. 2018 season, by a two-legged total points playoff. In one 2018 semifinal, the first game ended in a tie, and went to overtime. If the aggregate score is tied after the two legs, various methods can be used to break ties. Under the away goals rule, the team who scored more away goals advances. Each team hosts one match, and there is no intended advantage to whether a team plays at home first or second.