Carrying Over Match Suspensions
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 25FIRST TITLE. SUBSTANTIVE LAW CHAPTER I. GENERAL PART 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 subsequent offi cial match;
b) competitions subject to an age limit: carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial match in the same age group. Where the suspension cannot be served in the same age group, it shall be carried over to the next highest age category;
c) FIFA Confederations Cup: carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial match;
d) FIFA Club World Cup: carried over to the club’s next offi cial match;
e) confederation competitions for representative teams: carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial match in a competition organised by FIFA;
f) 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 representative team’s next offi cial match;
g) friendly matches: carried over to the representative team’s next friendly match.
3. If a representative team is hosting a fi nal competition and is consequently not required to participate in qualifying matches to reach the fi nal competition of this tournament and its next offi cial match is in that fi nal competition, any match suspension pronounced in accordance with par. 2 of this article shall be carried over to the representative team’s next friendly match.
4. In no case may match suspensions resulting from several cautions issued to a player in different matches of the same competition be carried over to another competition.
5. Par. 2 likewise applies to suspensions pronounced against persons other than players.
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