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Cristiano Ronaldo Set to Avoid Ban at World Cup After FIFA Red-Card Verdict Offers Probation

On November 13th, Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo was shown a straight red card for swinging an elbow at Republic of Ireland defender Dara O'Shea at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
Under FIFA rules, elbowing is treated as violent conduct; Referee Glenn Nyberg first issued a yellow card but upgraded it to red after VAR confirmed the contact.
FIFA published the disciplinary verdict Tuesday imposing a three-match ban on Ronaldo, with two matches suspended under a one-year probation period.
Having served the mandatory one-game suspension in the final qualifier, Ronaldo is set to be available for Portugal's World Cup opener and will not miss any games next summer.
The ruling is unusual in that it applies a probationary suspension, and with next year's World Cup definitely his last, the FIFA committee's rare probationary ruling gains heightened significance.

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