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FIFA introduces group stage yellow card amnesty six weeks to 2026 World Cup

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World football governing body FIFA has announced an update to its yellow card rule with the 2026 World Cup less than two months away.
The Zurich-based organization revealed that yellow cards accumulated at the group stage of the competition will no longer lead to a one-game suspension in the knockout phase, handing amnesty to players with two yellow cards after the third group stage match in the quadrennial Mundial.
This was proposed and adopted at FIFA’s ruling council on Tuesday, with FIFA mak

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