Yellow cards canceled after World
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Yellow cards canceled after World Cup group stage

FIFA is expected to change the rules on accumulated bookings at this summer's World Cup, according to the BBC, The Athletic and The New York Times. Bookings will be reset to zero after the group stage and after the quarter-finals.

FIFA's executive committee will make a decision on the change during a meeting on Tuesday in Vancouver, according to information.

For the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, the number of teams has been increased to 48 from 32, which means that teams advancing from the group stage will now also play a round of 16.

Under current rules, a team can play five matches before a quarter-final, and if a player receives two warnings during these matches, a one-match suspension follows.

The BBC writes that FIFA believes it is fairer to introduce two occasions where warnings are deleted than to raise the limit for a suspension to three accumulated warnings.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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