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World Cup 2026 yellow card watch: Players at risk of semi-final suspension
July 9, 2026
Source: Yahoo Sports · Read on source site
World Cup 2026 yellow card watch: Players at risk of semi-final suspensionA total of 19 players are carrying a yellow card into the World Cup quarter-finals.
>This means that any of these players will be suspended for a potential semi-final if they are booked again in the upcoming round.
>Among the notable players on a yellow card are Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi, France and Bayern Munich forward Michael Olise, Norway and RB Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa and England midfielder Jude Bellingham.
>Yellow cards picked up before the knockout stages were wiped before the round of 32, and bookings will be reset again after the quarter-finals.
>England's Jarell Quansah was the only player sent off in the round of 16, receiving his marching orders against Mexico, and the Bayer Leverkusen defender will therefore miss his side's quarter-final against Norway.
Players carrying yellow cards into the World Cup quarter-finalsMorocco: Issa Diop, Achraf Hakimi, Redouane Halhal, Bilal El Khannouss, Azzedine Ounahi
>France: Michael Olise, Manu Kone, Bradley Barcola
>Spain: Ferran Torres
>Belgium: Brandon Mechele
>Norway: Antonio Nusa
>England: Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly
>Argentina: Gonzalo Montiel
>Switzerland: Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Miro Muheim
