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 offi cial match;

b) competitions subject to an age limit: carried over to the national team’s subsequent offi cial match, regardless of the type of com- petition (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 confedera- tion’s club competition;

e) confederation club competitions leading to qualifi cation for the FIFA Club World Championship: carried over to this champion- ship;

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

g) competitions in which the teams have been chosen in accordance with certain criteria (cultural, geographical, historical etc.): if the regulations of these competitions refer to the FIFA regulations for disciplinary sanctions, the suspensions are carried over to the national team’s subsequent offi cial 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.