Many stars risk the semi-final break because of the penalty card
FIFA rules that players who receive two yellow cards will be suspended for the next match. There are 23 players who will sit out in the semi-finals, if they continue to receive yellow cards in the quarterfinals starting today.
In addition, the yellow cards will also be removed in the semi-finals. Therefore, England can make tactical fouls against France. Sportmail believes that the English players will receive the first yellow cards at the 2022 World Cup, when facing Kylian Mbappe or Ousmane Dembele - two attacking stars capable of dribbling at high speed.
England's opponent, defending champion France, has two players who have received yellow cards. Right-back Jules Kounde will have to be on high alert when accompanied by Phil Foden, Marcus Rashford or Jack Grealish. Similarly, Aurelien Tchouameni needs to stay if he wants to continue playing in the semi-finals, after receiving a yellow card in the 3-1 win over Poland in the 1/8 round.
Brazil's number one candidate will be without Fred, Bruno Guimaraes or Eder Militao in the semi-finals, if they receive a yellow card in the match against Croatia today. On the opposite side, captain Modric is among those who need to be cautious, alongside Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic and Maeto Kovacic.
The Netherlands have four players who received a yellow card before the quarter-finals, including Matthijs de Ligt, Nathan Ake, Frenkie de Jong and Teun Koopmeiner. Argentina is worried about two cases of full-back duo Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna. In particular, Acuna is likely to start the match against the Netherlands, while Montiel is unlikely to compete for the main kick.
From the start, Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran), Sebas Mendez (Ecuador), Abdulellah Al-Malki (Saudi Arabia), Francisco Calvo (Costa Rica), Amadou Onana (Belgium), Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) and Ko Itakura (Japan) are the players who received two yellow cards and were suspended right at the 2022 World Cup.
Wayne Hennessey is the only player to receive a direct red card. In the 86th minute of Iran's match against Wales, the 35-year-old goalkeeper illegally intercepted striker Mehdi Taremi outside the penalty area, and was disqualified. Hennessey also became the third goalkeeper to receive a red card at the World Cup, after Itumeleng Khune (South Africa, lost to Uruguay 0-3 in 2010) and Gianluca Pagliuca (Italy, won against Norway in 1994).
Vincent Aboubakar is the only player to receive an indirect red card. After heading home a 1-0 win over Brazil in the group stage, the Cameroon striker took off his shirt and received a second yellow card. However, the African representative did not pass the group stage.
Paulo Bento is the only coach to be disqualified. In the 2-3 loss to Ghana in the group stage, referee Anthony Taylor blew the final whistle when Korea had the opportunity to take a corner in the 11th minute of injury time. The British referee's decision made many Korean players angry. and coach Bento reacted violently, rushing into the field to argue that he was given a direct red card.
