yellow card
noun
soccer
: a yellow card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player has broken the rules of the game and is being officially warned
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After a hard foul and subsequent yellow card by Mohannad Abu Taha, Argentina was set up with a free kick just inches outside the 18-yard box.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
Each side drew a yellow card, and four players withered on the ground in the 83rd minute after an Australian push into the box led to Bos’ slow-rolling shot that was saved.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
That's the third yellow card for Ecuador in this match.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Paraguay midfielder Diego Gomez got his second yellow card of group play and will miss the round of 32 if the team advances.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
Each side drew a yellow card, and four players withered on the ground in the 83rd minute after an Australian push into the box led to Bos’ slow-rolling shot that was saved.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
That's the third yellow card for Ecuador in this match.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Paraguay midfielder Diego Gomez got his second yellow card of group play and will miss the round of 32 if the team advances.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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