Who committed the most fouls, picked up the most cards and gave away the most penalties.
Updated 31 March 2026, after the last game
There were 700 yellow cards in 204 WC Qualification Europe games in 2026, an average of 3.4 a game. Bosnia and Herzegovina had the most bookings, 28, and Switzerland and Spain the fewest, 4 each.
There were 4,790 fouls in 204 WC Qualification Europe games in 2026, an average of 23.5 a game. Bosnia and Herzegovina committed the most, 179, and Portugal the fewest, 42.
There were 28 red cards in 204 WC Qualification Europe games in 2026, one every 7.3 games, shown to 28 players from 23 teams.
There were 69 penalties awarded in 204 WC Qualification Europe games in 2026, one every 3 games. San Marino conceded the most, 5.
Tomas Holes of the Czech Republic, Michele Cevoli of San Marino and Biel Borra of Andorra conceded the most penalties in the WC Qualification Europe in 2026, with 2 each. Sixty-three players were next on 1.
| Rank | Player | Team | Fouls Committed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Sunjic | Bosnia | 24 |
| 2 | Tomáš Souček | Czech Republic | 21 |
| 3 | Benjamin Tahirović | Bosnia | 18 |
| 4 | Nicolò Barella | Italy | 17 |
| 5 | Ermedin Demirovic | Bosnia | 16 |
| 6 | Ladislav Krejci | Czech Republic | 16 |
| 7 | Joseph Mbong | Malta | 16 |
| 8 | Matus Bero | Slovakia | 16 |
| 9 | Alessandro Golinucci | San Marino | 16 |
| 10 | Konrad Laimer | Austria | 15 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Bastoni | Italy | 4 |
| 2 | Antonijs Cernomordijs | Latvia | 4 |
| 3 | Danel Sinani | Luxembourg | 4 |
| 4 | Josh Cullen | Republic of Ireland | 3 |
| 5 | Ryan Manning | Republic of Ireland | 3 |
| 6 | Joachim Andersen | Denmark | 3 |
| 7 | Barnabás Varga | Hungary | 3 |
| 8 | Nikola Katic | Bosnia | 3 |
| 9 | Ioannis Pittas | Cyprus | 3 |
| 10 | Rasmus Peetson | Estonia | 3 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Penalties Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Holes | Czech Republic | 2 |
| 2 | Michele Cevoli | San Marino | 2 |
| 3 | Biel Borra | Andorra | 2 |
| 4 | Andrew Robertson | Scotland | 1 |
| 5 | Matz Sels | Belgium | 1 |
| 6 | Connor Roberts | Wales | 1 |
| 7 | Loïc Nego | Hungary | 1 |
| 8 | Ryan Manning | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| 9 | Ethan Ampadu | Wales | 1 |
| 10 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | Ukraine | 1 |