The 2026 World Cup competitions have concluded, which were held in the United States of America, Mexico, and Canada, and which witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of participating teams, reflected in the rise in viewership rates.
Competition was strongly present throughout the 2026 World Cup matches, which heightened the pressure among players during the games, resulting in increased challenges and the ensuing fouls.
The matches that saw the most yellow cards in the World Cup
The most violent matches
Yellow cards appeared noticeably in more than one encounter during the World Cup competitions, with the Canada versus Morocco match topping the final ranking after the conclusion of the Mundial.
The Egyptian national team featured in the list of matches that saw the highest number of yellow cards, in its group stage clash against Iran, which was one of the strongest encounters the Pharaohs played in the World Cup.
The Egyptian national team participated in the World Cup finals for the fourth time in its history, and succeeded in securing its first-ever Mundial victory against New Zealand in the second round of the group stage, advancing to the round of 32 for the first time after finishing second in the standings.
The Egyptian national team qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in its history at the expense of Australia via penalty kicks, before exiting the Mundial against Argentina at that stage.
View the ranking of the matches that witnessed the largest number of yellow cards from here.
