Why two yellow cards equals a red card for Enzo Fernandez to be down to 10 men for Argentina

Why two yellow cards equals a red card for Enzo Fernandez to be down to 10 men for Argentina originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Argentina will have to finish the World Cup Final with 10 men.

Enzo Fernandez received two yellow cards, which equal a red card and a sending off. In a 0-0 game, it’s a terrible moment as they try to keep up with Spain.

The energetic midfielder for Argentina picked up both yellow cards in the second half.

The first came when he was upset about a no-call and screamed and gestured at the referee, so he got a yellow card for dissent.

The second came when Fernandez clattered into a Spanish player after a pass had already been played away.

Both were clear yellow cards, and they bring into action the two yellows equal a red rule.

Why do Enzo Fernandez’s two yellow cards equal a red card to put Argentina down to 10 men?

The rules of the game make two yellow cards in one game for a player equal a red.

That’s why players who have already been given one yellow card have to be extra careful.

Usually, a referee is more hesitant to give a second yellow, knowing that it would result in one team being down a man.

But in the case of Fernandez, both were clear, and so he’s gone.

The VAR could review that second yellow, since it equals a red, but there was nothing to be overturned here. The call was correct.