​What happens if France’s Michael Olise gets another yellow card against Morocco originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. For the most part, France has delivered a terrific showing at the 2026 World Cup. Still among the favorites to lift the trophy as the quarterfinals arrive, France has won every match so far and now faces Morocco on Thursday. Yet there has been at least a touch of drama surrounding one French star. Michael Olise, who has five assists in the tournament to date, had a yellow card issued for his clash with Matias Galarza during France’s 1-0 win over Paraguay — and after an unsuccessful bid to overturn that decision, Olise could be at risk of a harsher penalty should he receive another yellow.
Here’s what to know about Olise if he picks up a second yellow card. If Olise is booked again against Morocco in the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals, he would be at risk of a one-match suspension for the semifinal, provided France advances in the bracket. In the Round of 16, Olise was booked for a tussle with Galarza, who went down holding his face, though replays only showed Olise grabbing Galarza’s jersey before he hit the ground. Following the incident, the French Football Federation (FFF) appealed to FIFA to rescind Olise’s yellow card — but, even in the wake of FIFA’s controversial suspension of U.S. star Folarin Balogun’s one-game ban, the FFF’s appeal was dismissed.
“There was no change with Olise’s yellow card,” France manager Didier Deschamps said Wednesday, per ESPN. “We received from FIFA a decision this morning [Wednesday] that Olise’s yellow card remains.” Now, if Olise receives another yellow against Morocco on Thursday, he would face a potential one-game suspension for the World Cup semifinals.
He’s not the only player from France or Morocco at risk, either — below is the full list of players on both teams who have already received one yellow card toward a suspension.