Possible outcomes for 3 and 4 football matches with draws

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how many possible outcomes when 3 football matches are played keeping in mind that there could be a draw, win or loss?
And how many possible outcomes when 4 football matches are played keeping in mind that there could be a draw, win or loss.?
 
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The possible outcomes is 3*3! . The answer of the second question is 4*4!.
In general, suppose the no. of matches is n ,then the possible outcomes would be n*n!