Talk:2018 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record

Switzerland Error
Switzerland has 2 places on the Sanctions By Team, I'm not sure if this is intentional, but if it's a mistake could someone fix it please? I would fix it myself but I'm not sure where to find the information for that. Thanks, EDIT: This was resolved on or before 19 June 2018. Bkellar (talk) 23:01, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Counting of yellow cards
I've noticed there has been some dispute as to how to count the yellow/total cards. There dispute has been regarding the following two ways:


 * Count all cards
 * Count all cards except do not count 2 yellow cards which result in the indirect red, only count that red card

Centaur271188 claims the second method of counting comes from Fifa, and the fifa statistics support that (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics). However, Fifa still acknowledges that the cards in the first counting method where in fact given. And I think we should consider what the general public considers correct. How many cards do you think the average watcher of the games beetween [Germany vs. Sweden](https://www.soccerstand.com/match/KfGl93kc/#match-summary) and [Uruguay vs. Russia](https://www.soccerstand.com/match/Im3jVm7h/#match-summary)? There will certainly be a conflict in what is considered to be the "truth". I suggest we add information as to how the information is counted by and also add a column so we can represent both way of counting cards. I considered the current counting with lack of information on how the counting is done to be misleading/wrong. Any suggestions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.159.134.165 (talk) 06:59, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Another perspective is the way FIFA/Centaur271188 counts cards is not comparable to the UEFA Euros or Copa América which both count all cards with no exceptions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tryingtohelpalittle (talk • contribs) 10:11, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I do not know what soccerstand.com says, because the links only show final results and keep loading something indefinitely. Please be noticed that the current method is from 2 reliable sources: FIFA and ESPNFC. Anyone would like to include another way of counting cards should provide a good source as well. Centaur271188 (talk) 12:09, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

The issue is not about the sources being reliable or not. Even Fifa acknowledges the yellow cards of Boateng did take place.. The issue is about method of counting. And the current method of counting has faults as the claime "total" is not in fact the total. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:FE0:C130:3C80:40C4:A1DF:1920:D009 (talk) 12:01, 11 July 2018 (UTC)


 * I would suggest keeping the totals as they are, but adding an explanatory note like: 'Yellow card totals do not include players who received two yellow cards in the same game.' --Danski454 (talk) 16:25, 15 July 2018 (UTC)