The Euro 2016 has reached the semi-final stage where only two teams shall proceed to the finals. But before that happens, we take a quick look at the players who are suspended or injured ahead of the two semi-final matches between France and Germany and Wales and Portugal.
One thing that has irked some players and fans in this tournament is the yellow card rule introduced by UEFA. The rule states that a player who has received two yellow cards is ineligible to play in the next match. Also, if he receives a yellow card in the group stage, the booking is carried forward into the knockout stage. The statistics below clearly show that there are more suspended players than injured ones, courtesy of the controversial rule.
France
Injured: None
Suspended: The hosts have no suspended player in this tournament. Instead, central defender Adil Rami is expected to return from suspension to face Die Mannschaft.
Portugal
Injured: Pepe is fighting to pass a late fitness test ahead of the crucial tie against Wales. The Real Madrid defender picked up a thigh injury in their quarter-final match against Poland. If he misses the match due to injury, coach Fernando Santos could replace him with Ricardo Carvalho.
William Carvalho receives a yellow card during the Croatia vs Portugal Euro 2016 quarter-final match.jpg)
Suspended: William Carvalho is set to miss this match after picking up two yellow-cards as per UEFA’s latest suspension rule.
Wales
Injured: None
Suspended: Ben Davies and Aaron Ramsey are both suspended for this fixture. The former was booked during his side’s 3-1 win over Belgium in the quarter-finals of the competition. Ramsey, on the other hand, was also booked in the same game against the Red Devils.
Ramsey is shown a yellow card during the Wales vs Belgium quarter-final clash
Germany
Injured: Bastian Schweinsteiger picked up a knee injury against Italy in the quarter-finals of the competition on Saturday. Sami Khedira is also doubtful after developing a muscle problem. Two-goal hero Mario Gomez is however ruled out for the rest of the competition due to a hamstring injury.
Khedira is being attended to by his team's medics after picking up an injury during the Germany vs Italy Euro 2016 quarter-final clash on Saturday.jpg)
Suspended: Mats Hummels is suspended after collecting the second yellow card in the competition. His last yellow card was against the Azzurri in the quarter-finals of the tournament on Saturday.
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