World Cup 2026: Bellingham, Rice and Oliz among players walking a tightrope of discipline

The yellow cards raised in the group stage were cleared before the last 32, so Rice’s caution in the They were held to a goalless draw with Ghana. It is not relevant in the knockout stages.

The same question was being asked of Jarrell Kwansah, who was cautioned in England’s next group game. On Panama, However, the Bayern Munich defender could miss the team’s quarter-final through suspension after being sent off against Mexico. A possible appeal to England.

Players who receive two yellow cards in the last 32, last 16 and quarter-finals face a one-match ban.

If a player is cautioned in the last 32 and last 16 games, his team may miss out on the quarter-finals. A place in the last 32 or last 16 and then in the quarter-finals will exclude them from the semi-finals.

Arsenal midfielder Rice was booked in the first minute of the win at the Azteca Stadium, while Manchester City duo Guhi and O’Reilly were cautioned after the break.

Bellingham was shown a yellow card in the 19th minute of the 3 Lions’ win over DRC.

However, as yellow cards are re-issued after the quarter-finals, a player can only miss the final by penalty if he is sent off in the semi-finals.

Players given marching orders in the World Cup will be fined one game.

This is the result of both straight red cards and red cards when the same player is cautioned twice in the same game.

FIFA reserves the right to impose “additional sanctions” if deemed necessary.