World Cup: Cisse Accepts Senegal’s Historic Yellow Card Elimination

Aliou Cisse

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse said he “accepted the rules of the game” following their elimination from the 2018 World Cup based on disciplinary records.

The Teranga Lions required only a draw with Colombia in their final Group F game on Thursday, but suffered defeat with already eliminated Poland winning against Japan.

With more yellow cards than Japan, the Africans were eliminated, meaning no team from the continent got to the second round.

Senegal also became the first team to be eliminated from the competition based on disciplinary records.

“It’s the law of football,” said Cisse. “We didn’t qualify because we’ve earned more yellow cards, but I’m proud of my lads, they’ve worked hard for this tournament and I think we’ve showed we can have a bright future.”

He added that, “It’s the rules of the game, they’ve been established by FIFA and we have to respect it, even though we would have liked to have been eliminated another way.”

“I think the players knew all about it,” he said. “I’m not going to ask my players to go on the pitch and try to avoid being issued yellow cards. Football is a contact game.”






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