FIFA Disciplinary Code

1. As a general rule, every match 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 representative team’s subse- quent offi cial match;

b) competitions subject to an age limit: carried over to the represen- tative team’s subsequent offi cial match (whether subject to age limit or not);

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

d) FIFA Club World Cup: carried over to club competitions at confed- eration level;

e) confederation club competitions leading to qualifi cation for the FIFA Club World Cup: carried over to the FIFA Club World Cup;

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

g) competitions in which 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 suspension is carried over to the repre- sentative team’s subsequent offi cial match;

h) friendly matches: carried over to the representative team’s sub- sequent 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. Paragraph 2 similarly applies to suspensions pronounced against per- sons other than players. 28