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Chris Nee

How do suspensions work in the knock-out rounds of World Cup 2026?

Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio shows a red card to South Africa's midfielder #11 Themba Zwane during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between Mexico and South Africa.

World Cup 2026 is now into its knock-out matches. The stakes are high in every single game and referees will be under pressure just as much as the players charged with carrying their nations through from one round to the next.

There were a handful of suspensions in the group stage, all of them for players who received red cards in the previous fixtures.

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