Players who could miss the semifinal and are on caution into the quarterfinal in France vs Portugal

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe have one yellow card each and risk missing the semifinal even if their teams advance while they end up in the referee’s book.

Published : Jul 05, 2024 08:19 IST , Chennai - 2 MINS READ

Swiss referee Sandro Schaerer shows a yellow card to Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Swiss referee Sandro Schaerer shows a yellow card to Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo. | Photo Credit: AFP
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Swiss referee Sandro Schaerer shows a yellow card to Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo. | Photo Credit: AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will be up against Kylian Mbappe’s France in the quarterfinal of Euro 2024 on Saturday at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.

The clash will pit, the idol and his disciple as both would like to showcase their true pedigree and win it for their respective teams.

Both, Ronaldo and Mbappe are still searching for their first goals in the ongoing European Championship and will be desperate to find the back of the net in this crucial knockout contest.

They also have one yellow card each and risk missing the semifinal if their teams advance while they end up in the referee’s book.

Meanwhile, ahead of this game, both Didier Deschamps and Roberto Martinez will have a had task selecting their teams with several players at risk of getting suspended if their team win the match progress to the semifinal.

Yellow card rules in Euro 2024

The rules on yellow cards and suspensions are quite simple at Euro 2024: A player who accumulates two yellow cards will serve a one-match suspension.

However, any yellow cards picked up during the group stage, last 16 and quarterfinal will be wiped clean ahead of the semifinal.

Therefore, once players carrying yellow cards get through the quarterfinal stage, they can breathe a sigh of relief. The only way a player can be suspended for the final is if they are sent off in the semifinal.

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Which France players are at risk of suspension in semifinal?
Kylian Mbappe
Ousmane Dembele
Antoine Griezmann
Aurelien Tchouameni

Adrien Rabiot was ruled out of the quarter-final game against Portugal after picking up his second yellow of the tournament against Belgium in the last 16.

Which Portugal players are at risk of suspension in semifinal?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Joao Cancelo
Joao Conceicao
Pedro Neto
Ruben Neves
Joao Palhinha
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