👀 Out for the semi-final?! These 19 players risk a booking ban | OneFootball

For the first time since yellow-card suspensions were introduced, all bookings at this World Cup will be wiped before the semifinals. In other words: it is not possible to pick up a suspension before the final due to a second yellow card. However, the situation is different ahead of the semifinals.

Before the start of the World Cup quarterfinals, a total of 19 players are carrying a yellow card and would have to watch the next match from the stands if they are booked again. This could have particularly serious consequences for Morocco if they reach the semifinals.

Norway (1): Antonio Nusa.

Belgium (1): Brandon Mechele.

Spain (1): Ferran Torres.

Argentina (1): Gonzalo Montiel.

Switzerland (3): Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria and Miro Muheim.

France (3): Manu Koné, Bradley Barcola and Michael Olise.

England (4): Jude Bellingham, Nico O'Reilly, Declan Rice and Marc Guehi.

Morocco (5): Issa Diop, Achraf Hakimi, Redouane Halhal, Bilal El Khannouss and Azzedine Ounahi.

That’s right: no fewer than five North Africans are one booking away from suspension and could miss a potential semifinal. Of course, they first have to get there. To do that, all they need tonight at 10 p.m. is a win against France’s star-studded squad.

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