Concacaf confirmed that red card suspensions for players from Canada, the United States, and Mexico during the 2025 Gold Cup will be served in their next international friendly match. This disciplinary action will not carry over into the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This decision arises from issues related to tournament scheduling, particularly for Canada, which will not have competitive matches before the World Cup. The suspension rule is outlined in FIFA's disciplinary code, ensuring compliance for all host nation players.
Concacaf announced that players from Canada, United States and Mexico who receive a red card during the 2025 Gold Cup will serve a suspension during the team's next friendly match, as the disciplinary action does not carry over into the 2026 World Cup.
A spokesperson from Concacaf said to ESPN, 'Following extensive discussions with FIFA, Concacaf is now in a position to confirm that any 2025 Gold Cup pending suspension for Canada, Mexico, and the United States must be served during their next international friendly match and not during the FIFA World Cup 2026.'
The rule applies to all players of the 2026 World Cup host nation, under article 69.3 of FIFA's disciplinary code. 'If a representative team is hosting a final competition and is consequently not required to participate in qualifying matches to reach the final competition of this tournament and its next official match is in that final competition, any match suspension shall be carried over to the representative team's next friendly match,' states FIFA.
Any player from Mexico or the United States who earns a red card in the semifinal game or final of the 2025 Gold Cup will be out for the next friendly match scheduled before the World Cup.
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