FIFA Disciplinary Code

1. As a general rule, every suspension (of players and other persons) is carried over from one round to the next in the same competition.

2 Match suspensions in relation to an expulsion pronounced on a player outside of a competition (separate match[es]) or not served during the competition for which they were intended (elimination or the last match in the competition) are carried over as follows:

a) FIFA World Cup: carried over to the national team’s subsequent official match;

b) competitions subject to an age limit: carried over to the national team’s sub- sequent official match, regardless of the type of competition (whether subject to an age limit or not);

c) FIFA Confederations’ Cup: carried over to the national team’s subsequent offi- cial match;

d) FIFA Club World Championship: carried over to the confederation’s club com- petition;

20 e) confederation club competitions leading to qualification for the FIFA Club World Championship: carried over to this championship;

f) confederation competitions for national teams: carried over to the national team’s subsequent official match in a competition organised by FIFA;

g) competitions in which the teams have been chosen in accordance with cer- tain criteria (cultural, geographical, historical etc.): if the regulations of these competitions refer to the FIFA regulations for disciplinary sanctions, the sus- pensions are carried over to the national team’s subsequent official match;

h) friendly matches: carried over to the national team’s subsequent friendly match.

3 Match suspensions resulting from several cautions issued to a player in different matches of the same competition are never carried over to another competition.

4 Par. 2 similarly applies to suspensions pronounced against persons other than players.