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 imposed in terms of matches in relation to a sending-off 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™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup™: carried over to the representative team’s next official match;
b) competitions subject to an age limit: carried over to the representative team’s next official 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 official match;
d) FIFA Club World Cup: carried over to the club’s next official match;
e) Women’s Olympic Football Tournament: carried over to the representative team’s next official match;
f) Men’s Olympic Football Tournament: for players who meet the age limit, carried over to the representative team’s next official 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. For players who do not meet the age limit, it shall be carried over to the representative team’s next official match;
g) confederation competitions for representative teams: carried over to the representative team’s next official match;
h) competitions in which teams have been chosen in accordance with certain criteria (cultural, geographical, historical, etc.): unless the regulations of these competitions specifically stipulate otherwise, the suspension is carried over to the representative team’s next official match;
i) friendly matches: carried over to the representative team’s next friendly match.