World Cup yellow card rules: How do suspensions work in the knockout stage?

Referees are not afraid to brandish their cards (Picture: Getty)The Round of 32 stage of the World Cup continues this evening with England taking on DR Congo in Atlanta.But thanks to a new yellow card suspension rule, which has been introduced by FIFA for this expanded 48-team tournament, players who picked up a single booking in the group stage will not have to worry about missing the Round of 16 if they enter the referee’s notebook in the Round of 32.This will come as a relief to the li