The world football’s governing body, FIFA, is poised to change the rules around suspensions for accumulated yellow cards at this summer’s World Cup.

The current rules require a team playing five matches to reach the quarter-finals, and any two bookings in those games would lead to a suspension.

The revamped World Cup, with 48 teams instead of 32, includes an extra round, and it is felt the jeopardy for a ban is too high.

FIFA is concerned that without a change to the regulations, many more players would be at risk of suspension by playing six fixtures through to the last eight, potentially missing a semi-final.

It is felt that two cut-offs are fairer – and less likely to result in suspensions for key games – than increasing the number of cards required for a ban to three.

The topic is on the agenda for discussion when the FIFA Council meets in Vancouver, Canada, on Tuesday.