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World Cup: 17 players risk ban over yellow cards
Seventeen players will head into the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals with one booking away from suspension, with another yellow card ruling them out of a potential semi-final.
Under FIFA’s disciplinary rules, any player who receives a second yellow card in the tournament during the quarter-finals will miss the semi-finals if their team advances.
A total of seventeen players bagged yellow cards in the Round of 16 that concluded on Tuesday.
Morocco have four players walking the disciplinary tightrope: Issa Diop, Achraf Hakimi, Redouane Halhal and Bilal El Khannouss.
England also have four players at risk of suspension — Jude Bellingham, Nico O’Reilly, Declan » Read More
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