2026 World Cup fair play ranking: Senegal leads, South Africa bottom of the table

24.06.26 FT World Cup

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Senegal stands as the fairest team of the World Cup after the second round of the group stage.

Paradoxically, South Africa finds itself at the very bottom of this ranking, making them the least fair-play side of the tournament.

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While the Lions have managed to avoid any cautions or dismissals so far, the Bafana Bafana have not been so fortunate, with referees issuing four yellow cards and showing the red to two of their players.

Here is the complete fair play ranking after two matchdays in the group stage.

Germany (0 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 0 points

France (0 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 0 points

Japan (0 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 0 points

Norway (0 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 0 points

Senegal (0 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 0 points

England (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Spain (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Czechia (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Croatia (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Morocco (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Algeria (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Tunisia (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Jordan (1 yellow card, 0 red cards): 1 point

Turkey (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Switzerland (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Argentina (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Ghana (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Uruguay (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Iraq (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Uzbekistan (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Iran (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

DR Congo (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Ecuador (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

New Zealand (2 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 2 points

Netherlands (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Austria (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Brazil (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Canada (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Sweden (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Panama (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

South Korea (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Ivory Coast (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Egypt (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Saudi Arabia (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Colombia (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Cape Verde (3 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 3 points

Portugal (4 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 4 points

Scotland (4 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 4 points

Australia (4 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 4 points

United States (4 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 4 points

Haiti (4 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 4 points

Mexico (1 yellow card, 1 red card): 5 points

Curaçao (5 yellow cards, 0 red cards): 5 points

Belgium (3 yellow cards, 1 red card): 7 points

Bosnia-Herzegovina (5 yellow cards, 1 red card): 9 points

Paraguay (6 yellow cards, 1 red card): 10 points

Qatar (3 yellow cards, 2 red cards): 11 points

South Africa (4 yellow cards, 2 red cards): 12 points

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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