If given a red card during a World Cup game, you must leave the field and cannot come back for the remainder of the game or the team's next game in the competition.
Emotions may be high at the Women's World Cup, however, red cards have no place on the pitch. This punishment-ridden card does not only interrupt the momentum a team may have in a particular game, but it will have players suspended.
While the number differs based on competition, a general rule is one red card results in automatic suspension of one to three games with the punishment dependent on the specific act.
What happens when a player receives a red card? Any player who is shown a straight red card during a game will automatically be handed a one match ban in the tournament. FIFA also reserve the right to investigate the nature of the red card and impose additional sanctions if they feel they are required.
If a player is red-carded in an FA Cup tie, that carries over to the Premier League - or whatever domestic competition immediately follows their sending-off. Aston Villa's Leander Dendoncker was the only Premier League player to receive his marching orders in the FA Cup third round.
The Red Card
For a so-called professional foul, a player will also receive a one-match ban. If the foul in question is dissent, it will normally be a two-match ban. If we are talking about violent conduct, the punishment is normally a three-match ban.
Which offences lead to a three-match ban? Players will generally be suspended for three matches if they're shown a red card for committing violent conduct during a match. Depending on the severity of that conduct though, the length of the ban can be extended further with no maximum limit in place.
The record for yellow cards in a World Cup game would be surpassed in 2022, when Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued a total of 18 yellow cards during the quarter-final match between the Netherlands and Argentina].
Current rules state all potential suspension situations will be wiped after the quarterfinals, meaning a player cannot miss the final, if they receive a yellow card in a last eight and a semi-final game. However, they will miss the final if they receive a red card in either game.
The yellow card slate is wiped clean after the quarterfinals have concluded. As of the conclusion of the first day of quarterfinal action, there have been nine players at the 2022 World Cup who have had to or will serve a suspension for receiving two yellow cards in the competition.
Explain how the tournament works.
In the tournament-opening group stage, each team plays all the other teams in its group once. The top two finishers in each group advance to the round of 16, so losing one game at this stage does not eliminate a team. But after that, the World Cup is a straight knockout tournament.
How many yellow cards equal a player suspension? If players receive two yellow cards at the 2022 World Cup, it will result in a one-game suspension. If the player receives both cautions in the same game, they will be sent off and serve the suspension in the subsequent match.
Straight red cards for dissent will result in a two-match ban, while dangerous tackles or violent conduct will result in a three-match ban which can be raised to four or more games in extreme cases.
Red cards in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team will see your player suspended for just one match; however, if you are in the middle of FUT Champions, then this can be quite annoying for gamers and they will want to get rid of the red card.
Players with the most red cards
Rigobert Song, the current manager of Cameroon, has been sent off twice in the competition (against Brazil in 1994 and Chile in 1998), as has French icon Zinedine Zidane, who was sent off in the 2006 final against Italy, and less famously against Saudi Arabia in 1998.
Wigan Athletic , 1997. In December of 1997, Wigan Atheltic's match at Bristol Rovers saw five red cards, four of which came in the first half.
At only 17 years old, Song was given a surprise call-up to Henri Michel's Cameroon squad for the 1994 World Cup, playing two group matches in the finals against Sweden and Brazil. He received a red card in the match against Brazil, becoming the youngest player ever to be sent off in a World Cup.
Brazil– Team with Longest World Cup Winning Streak
This team has been the winner of the FIFA World Cup five times; 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
In football, the referees issue yellow and red cards for foul play. Since the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1970, these cards have been included in the game. A white card, on the other hand, was recently introduced. When determining fair play, the referee must use the white card.
Any player who is shown five yellow cards inside the first 19 league games of the season will serve a one-match ban in the league. It is key to point out that yellow cards no longer carry across into either of the domestic competitions, although red cards still do.
The white card is used to recognise fair play. There are no benefits or demerits of receiving a white card but it is a tool which is simply used to 'improve ethical value in the sport'. It can be shown to a player, a member of the coaching or medical staff of both teams.