Who is hanging in Brazil? See possible absences on Wednesdays
The match between Brazil and Norway, this Sunday (5), in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, brings a factor of concern in addition to the dispute for a place in the quarter-finals. Three players enter the field hanging and could become absent for the rest of the tournament if they receive a new yellow card.
For the Brazilian team, Casemiro and Danilo are the athletes who need to pay extra attention. On the Norwegian side, striker Antonio Nusa is the only player on the team in this situation and is also at risk of being left out of a possible qualification to the quarterfinals.
The two Brazilians received yellow cards in the 2-1 victory over Japan, which guaranteed Brazil in the round of 16. Full-back Danilo was cautioned at the beginning of the final stage after stopping an opponent's counterattack. And midfielder Casemiro also ended up punished during the confrontation.
Antonio Nusa was warned in the first half of Norway's 2-1 victory over Ivory Coast. Despite the card, the striker had a decisive performance: he scored the first goal of the match, was voted man of the match and confirmed the good moment he had in the competition.
Under the rules of the 2026 World Cup, yellow cards accumulated in the group stage were reset before the start of the knockout stage. From the round of 16 onwards, a player who receives two yellow cards in different matches will be automatically suspended for the following match.
That's why Casemiro, Danilo and Nusa enter the field hanging. If any of them are cautioned again during Brazil x Norway and their team qualifies, they will be out of the quarter-finals.
The regulations provide for a new zeroing of yellow cards only after the end of the quarter-finals. The measure aims to prevent a player from being prevented from playing in the tournament's final game solely due to the accumulation of warnings, although suspensions due to expulsion continue to be applied normally.
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Source: CNN