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Fifa is poised to change the rules around suspensions for accumulated yellow cards at this summer’s World Cup.<\/b><\/p>\n
BBC Sport understands world football’s governing body is planning to add a second amnesty stage, wiping all yellow cards at the end of the group stage as well as after the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Under current rules a team would play five matches to reach the quarter-finals, and any two bookings in those games would lead to a suspension.<\/p>\n
The revamped World Cup, with 48 teams instead of 32, includes an extra round and it is felt the jeopardy for a ban is too high.<\/p>\n
Without a change to the regulations, Fifa fears that many more players would be walking a suspension tightrope by playing six fixtures through to the last eight – and potentially miss a semi-final.<\/p>\n
It is felt that two cut-offs are fairer – and less likely to result in suspensions for key games – than increasing the number of cards required for a ban to three.<\/p>\n
The topic is on the agenda for discussion when the Fifa Council meets in Vancouver, Canada on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Two bookings will remain the suspension threshold, but the rule change will mean there are only two small pockets of games for players to pick up a ban.<\/p>\n
It would require cautions in two of the three group games, or in two of the last 32, last 16 and the quarter-finals, to miss a match. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n