​  Editor’s note: Follow all World Cup matches live todayIRVINE, Ca. _ There’s a good chance Chris Richards won’t see the field in the U.S. men’s national team’s final group-stage game at the World Cup.There’s a good reason, too.Richards, Tyler Adams, Folarin Balogun and Antonee Robinson all have yellow cards. Get another one in the game against Turkey on Thursday, June 25, and the starters would miss the round-of-32 game against a still-to-be-determined opponent for yellow card accumulation.Cards are reset twice in this expanded, 48-team tournament: After the group stage and after the quarterfinals.”Obviously I want to play every game. I want to play every minute of every game,” Richards said. “But ultimately, I’m not sure if he’s going to risk us guys who are on yellows.”More: Don’t be dumb, USMNT. Players on yellow cards must sit next World Cup game.The decision would be tougher for USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino if there was something at stake in this final group game. But the Americans have already clinched the top spot in Group D and Turkey has already been eliminated.Think of it like Week 17 of the NFL season, but with the added twist of potentially losing your best players if you play them and things get chippy.”I don’t know what tomorrow’s going to look like when it comes to lineup,” Richards said before the USMNT’s training on Wednesday, June 24. “But I know if I am playing, I’ll do my very, very best not to get a yellow.”1 / 6Alex Freeman battles for the ball with Australia’s Paul Okon Engstler the USA vs Australia World Cup soccer match.See all of the standout action with gripping moments on the field.(Steven Bisig, IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters)This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Yellow cards could decide who makes USMNT lineup for group-stage finale      ​Read More