World Cup Group Stage Set For Yellow Card Amnesty

Fifa is poised to alteration nan rules astir suspensions for accumulated yellowish cards astatine this summer's World Cup.

BBC Sport understands world football's governing assemblage is readying to adhd a 2nd amnesty stage, wiping each yellowish cards astatine nan extremity of nan group shape arsenic good arsenic aft nan quarter-finals.

Under existent rules a squad would play 5 matches to scope nan quarter-finals, and immoderate 2 bookings successful those games would lead to a suspension.

The revamped World Cup, pinch 48 teams alternatively of 32, includes an other information and it is felt nan jeopardy for a prohibition is excessively high.

Without a alteration to nan regulations, Fifa fears that galore much players would beryllium stepping a suspension tightrope by playing six fixtures done to nan past 8 - and perchance miss a semi-final.

The taxable is connected nan schedule for chat erstwhile nan Fifa Council meets successful Vancouver, Canada connected Tuesday.

Two bookings will stay nan suspension threshold, but nan norm alteration will mean location are only 2 mini pockets of games for players to prime up a ban.

It would require cautions successful 2 of nan 3 group games, aliases successful 2 of nan past 32, past 16 and nan quarter-finals, to miss a match.