The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) plans to revise the regulations concerning suspensions resulting from accumulated yellow cards during the 2026 World Cup, according to reports from BBC Sport.
The source indicates that because the competition will feature more participating teams and an increased number of games, yellow cards accumulated by players throughout the tournament will be wiped clean on two occasions: once following the group stage, and again after the quarter-finals conclude. This specific proposal is scheduled for discussion during the upcoming FIFA Council meeting in Vancouver, Canada, this Tuesday.
The primary motivation behind introducing this change is the addition of an extra knockout round to the World Cup structure—the round of 32. Furthermore, the tournament will now host 48 national teams, a notable increase from the previous format which involved 32 sides.
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