FIFA proposes new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans
FIFA is preparing to tweak World Cup rules on yellow cards to ensure fewer players are suspended for key elimination games in North America.
An extra amnesty for yellow cards that will clear player disciplinary records twice during the expanded tournament 48-team is being proposed Tuesday to FIFA’s ruling council.
World Cup players serve a one-game ban for getting a yellow card in two different games.
At previous tournaments they were canceled after the quarterfinals stage.
The new format with an extra round-of-32 knockout stage should see a yellow-card amnesty after the group stage and the quarterfinals.
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