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FIFA Waives Two More One-Game Bans Following Unprecedented Ronaldo Ruling

Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo will not have to serve one-game bans at the World Cup despite being sent off in their last qualifying games. The unprecedented decisions on Friday are part of an amnesty of all but the most severe disciplinary sanctions stemming from World Cup qualifiers instigated by the FIFA Bureau — a panel consisting of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the presidents of the six continental soccer bodies. "Single yellow cards and pending one- or two-match suspensions . . . are not carried over to the final competition," FIFA said i...