World Cup 2022: Suspension Rules For Semi-Finale and Finale Explained

FIFA wanted to prevent a player from missing a championship game due to a ban, so the rules for yellow cards were somewhat altered for the 2022 World Cup.

A direct or indirect red card will result in an immediate suspension from his team’s ensuing game. In addition, additional sanctions may be imposed in the event of a direct red card, depending on how serious the offence was that resulted in the dismissal.

According to FIFA rules for the 2022 tournament, players who acquire their second yellow card of the competition in the quarterfinal stage will be disqualified from the semi-finals.

If a player receives a red card in a quarterfinal game, they may also be suspended for the semifinal game.

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World Cup 2022: Suspension Rules For Semi-Finale and Finale Explained

There are 23 players who, following the Round of 16 games, could be suspended from the 2022 World Cup semi-final if they acquire a quarterfinal yellow card.

Nation	Player suspended	Quarterfinal Opponent
Netherlands	Matthijs de Ligt	Argentina
Netherlands	Nathan Ake	Argentina
Netherlands	Frenkie de Jong	Argentina
Netherlands	Teun Koopmeiners	Argentina
Argentina	Gonzalo Montiel	Netherlands
Argentina	Marcos Acuna	Netherlands
Croatia	Dejan Lovren	Brazil
Croatia	Luka Modric	Brazil
Croatia	Borna Barisic	Brazil
Croatia	Mateo Kovacic	Brazil
Brazil	Fred	Croatia
Brazil	Bruno Guimaraes	Croatia
Brazil	Eder Militao	Croatia
Portugal	Joao Felix	Morocco
Portugal	Bruno Fernandes	Morocco
Portugal	Ruben Dias	Morocco
Portugal	Ruben Neves	Morocco
Portugal	Danilo Pereira	Morocco
Morocco	Sofyan Amrabat	Portugal
Morocco	Roman Saiss	Portugal
Morocco	Abdelhamid Sabiri	Portugal
France	Jules Kounde	England
France	Aurelien Tchouameni	England

According to current regulations, if a player receives a yellow card in both a game of the last eight and a semifinal, any potential suspension scenarios will be erased after the quarterfinals, meaning they cannot miss the championship game.

If they get sent off in either game, they will be disqualified from the tournament.