With the 2026 men’s World Cup quarterfinals here, there is plenty of focus on which players are walking a tightrope in terms of yellow card accumulation and picking up a suspension for the semifinals.
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Below are the rules on how yellow card accumulation works at this World Cup, while we have also listed all of the players who are already on one yellow card in the knockout rounds so far.
That means one more yellow in this quarterfinal and they are banned for the semifinal, if their team make it.
What are the yellow cars suspension rules at the World Cup? How will a player be banned for yellow card accumulation?
If a player receives two yellow cards at the 2026 World Cup, it will result in a one-game suspension for the subsequent match.
During this tournament yellow cards were wiped clean after the group stage and the same will happen after the quarterfinal round.
So as long as players already on a yellow card from the Round of 32 and Round of 16 games get through the quarterfinal without another yellow, they know they’ll be able to play in the semifinal and final without risk of suspension for yellow card accumulation.
Which players are on a yellow card for the World Cup quarterfinals?
Morocco: Issa Diop, Achraf Hakimi, Redouane Halhal, Bilal El Khannouss, Azzedine Ounahi
France: Michael Olise, Manu Kone, Bradley Barcola
Spain: Ferran Torres
Belgium: Brandon Mechele
Norway: Antonio Nusa
England: Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly
Argentina: Gonzalo Montiel
Switzerland: Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Miro Muheim
