ðə bˈɑːɾəm ˈeɪt tˈiːmz wɜː ðˈɛn sˌʌbdᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ tˈuː ɡɹˈuːps ʌv fˈoːɹ, tˈaɪɾəld ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈuːp ɐ ænd ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈuːp bˈiː .
The bottom eight teams were then subdivided into two groups of four, titled  'Relegation group A'  and  'Relegation group B' .