<P> Any player sanctioned with a red card was sent off from the pitch and could not be replaced, forcing his team to play a man fewer . Furthermore, the player was automatically banned from his country's next match, whether via a straight red or second yellow . After a straight red card, FIFA conducted a hearing and considered extending this ban beyond one match . If the ban extended beyond the end of the World Cup finals (i.e. if a player was sent off in the match in which his team was eliminated), it had to be served in the team's next competitive international match (es). </P> <P> Players also received a one match ban if they picked up a single yellow card in two different games from the beginning of the group stage until the end of the quarter - final matches, at which point single yellow cards were negated . However, such a ban did not carry over beyond the World Cup finals if the second yellow card was collected in his team's last match of the tournament . Previously, players received a one match ban if they picked up two yellow cards within the group stage or within the knockout stage . The carried yellow card rule was changed to give players a better chance to compete in the final in case their team advanced that far . </P> <Ul> <Li> Total number of yellow cards: 187 </Li> <Li> Average yellow cards per match: 2.92 </Li> <Li> Total number of red cards: 10 </Li> <Li> Average red cards per match: 0.16 </Li> <Li> First yellow card of the tournament: Neymar for Brazil against Croatia </Li> <Li> First red card of the tournament: Maxi Pereira for Uruguay against Costa Rica </Li> <Li> Fastest yellow card from kick off: 2 minutes Thiago Silva for Brazil against Netherlands </Li> <Li> Fastest yellow card after coming on as a substitute: 3 minutes José Miguel Cubero for Costa Rica against Italy (introduced in the 68th minute) </Li> <Li> Latest yellow card in a match without extra time: 90 + 4 minutes João Moutinho for Portugal against Ghana </Li> <Li> Latest yellow card in a match with extra time: 120 + 4 minutes Ezequiel Garay for Argentina against Switzerland </Li> <Li> Fastest dismissal from kick off: 37 minutes Pepe for Portugal against Germany </Li> <Li> Fastest dismissal of a substitute: 20 minutes Ante Rebić for Croatia against Mexico (introduced in the 69th minute) </Li> <Li> Latest dismissal in a match without extra time: 90 + 4 minutes Maxi Pereira for Uruguay against Costa Rica </Li> <Li> Shortest time difference between two yellow cards given to the same player: 11 minutes Kostas Katsouranis for Greece against Japan (booked in the 27th minute and again in the 38th minute) </Li> <Li> Most yellow cards (team): 14 Brazil </Li> <Li> Most red cards (team): 1 Belgium, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Portugal, Uruguay </Li> <Li> Fewest yellow cards (team): 2 Portugal </Li> <Li> Most yellow cards (player): 3 Thiago Silva </Li> <Li> Most red cards (player): 1 Steven Defour, Óscar Duarte, Kostas Katsouranis, Claudio Marchisio, Wilson Palacios, Pepe, Maxi Pereira, Ante Rebić, Alex Song, Antonio Valencia </Li> <Li> Most yellow cards (match): 8 Costa Rica vs Greece </Li> <Li> Most red cards (match): 1 Uruguay vs Costa Rica, France vs Honduras, Germany vs Portugal, Cameroon vs Croatia, Japan vs Greece, Croatia vs Mexico, Italy vs Uruguay, Ecuador vs France, South Korea vs Belgium, Costa Rica vs Greece </Li> <Li> Fewest yellow cards (match): 1 England vs Italy, Iran vs Nigeria, Switzerland vs France, Germany vs Ghana, United States vs Portugal, Honduras vs Switzerland, Ecuador vs France, France vs Nigeria, Brazil vs Germany </Li> <Li> Most cards in one match: 1 red card, 8 yellow cards Costa Rica vs Greece </Li> </Ul> <Li> Total number of yellow cards: 187 </Li>

Number of yellow cards in 2014 world cup