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Unless, of course, a player receives two yellow cards, or a red card, in the semifinal, resulting in a player suspension for the final (or the third-place game).Īny suspension that can't be served during the World Cup will carry over to that player's next official national team match.A lot of our content is free but, to gain access to every single article we publish and benefit from all the tools and stats on offer in our Premium Members Area, subscribe or upgrade now. This means semifinal participants will not be at risk of missing the World Cup final over yellow card accumulation. However, all accumulated yellow cards for every player for each semifinal team will be wiped after the quarterfinals. Per FIFA: "If a player receives two cautions in two different matches, he will be automatically suspended from his team’s subsequent match."Īlso per FIFA, "Single yellow cards in the final competition will be cancelled after the quarter-finals."Ī second yellow card during the Round of 16 matches could result in being ineligible to play in the quarterfinals. How many yellow cards can you get at the World Cup? Poland moved on to the Round of 16 and Mexico failed to advance to the knockout rounds. Poland owned the "fair play" tiebreaker. A late Saudi Arabia goal assured that the "fair play" tiebreaker would not be used to decide the second-place finisher, behind Argentina, of Group C. For a moment, Mexico and Poland both had four points, a goal difference of zero, two goals for, and two goals against. The "fair play" tiebreaker nearly came into play on Wednesday on the final day of Group C play. Per FIFA's "fair play rule," each team is deducted points on their conduct score as such: yellow card: minus 1 point indirect red card (as a result of two yellow cards): minus 3 points direct red card: minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points. Yellow and red card accumulation also can factor into which teams advance to the knockout stages.īehind most points, goal differential and total goals scored in group play is the "highest team conduct score relating to the number of yellow and red cards obtained" tiebreaker.

Two, the player who received the red card cannot play in their respective team's next game.

One, an ejected soccer player – unlike in baseball, basketball or football – cannot be replaced by another player that player's team must play at a personnel disadvantage. That means a player is ejected from the game. If a second yellow card is presented by the referee, then that referee also will present a red card. In terms of the current game being played, once a player receives a yellow card, it's imperative to avoid a second yellow card. except worse.Ī yellow card can have implications that go well beyond the current game being played. Think of it as a personal foul penalty in football. All of these infractions, of course, are up for interpretation by the referee. Generally speaking, a referee will present a yellow card in order to caution a player for unsporting behavior, repeated infringement of the rules of the game, dissent by word or deed, not maintaining correct distance from a corner or free kick, leaving or re-entering the field of play without the referee's permission, or delaying the restart of the game. Oftentimes, that all depends on the referee. What warrants a yellow card in soccer?Įxplaining what exactly a yellow card in soccer means is like trying to explain umpire Ángel Hernández's strike zone to baseball fans.īasically, it's a foul, and the degree of which will dictate whether it's a warning to the player or if said player receives a yellow card. Weston McKennie reacts as he receives a yellow card during the USMNT's opening World Cup match against Wales at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
