Who committed the most fouls, picked up the most cards and gave away the most penalties.
Updated 10 September 2025, after the last game
There were 338 yellow cards in 90 WC Qualification South America games in 2026, an average of 3.8 a game. Venezuela had the most bookings, 41, and Ecuador and Argentina the fewest, 23 each.
There were 2,292 fouls in 90 WC Qualification South America games in 2026, an average of 25.5 a game. Colombia committed the most, 250, and Argentina the fewest, 194.
There were 19 red cards in 90 WC Qualification South America games in 2026, one every 4.7 games, shown to 19 players from nine teams.
There were 21 penalties awarded in 90 WC Qualification South America games in 2026, one every 4.3 games. Peru and Venezuela conceded the most, 4 each.
Carlos Zambrano of Peru conceded the most penalties in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 3 from eleven appearances. R. Romo was next on 2.
| Rank | Player | Team | Fouls Committed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moisés Caicedo | Ecuador | 32 |
| 2 | Salomón Rondón | Venezuela | 29 |
| 3 | Andrés Cubas | Paraguay | 29 |
| 4 | Luis Díaz | Colombia | 28 |
| 5 | Nahitan Nández | Uruguay | 24 |
| 6 | Daniel Muñoz | Colombia | 24 |
| 7 | Manuel Ugarte | Uruguay | 24 |
| 8 | Richard Ríos | Colombia | 24 |
| 9 | Enzo Fernández | Argentina | 23 |
| 10 | Bruno Guimarães | Brazil | 22 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahitan Nández | Uruguay | 6 |
| 2 | José Martínez | Venezuela | 6 |
| 3 | Erick Pulgar | Chile | 5 |
| 4 | Marcos López | Peru | 5 |
| 5 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. | Venezuela | 5 |
| 6 | Jhon Durán | Colombia | 5 |
| 7 | Luis Advíncula | Peru | 4 |
| 8 | Júnior Alonso | Paraguay | 4 |
| 9 | Andrés Cubas | Paraguay | 4 |
| 10 | Wilder Cartagena | Peru | 4 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Red Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolás Otamendi | Argentina | 1 |
| 2 | Luis Advíncula | Peru | 1 |
| 3 | Joelinton | Brazil | 1 |
| 4 | Alexander González | Venezuela | 1 |
| 5 | Nico González | Argentina | 1 |
| 6 | Camilo Vargas | Colombia | 1 |
| 7 | Francisco Sierralta | Chile | 1 |
| 8 | Víctor Felipe Méndez | Chile | 1 |
| 9 | Alan Franco | Ecuador | 1 |
| 10 | Robert Rojas | Paraguay | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Penalties Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Zambrano | Peru | 3 |
| 2 | R. Romo | Venezuela | 2 |
| 3 | Nicolás Otamendi | Argentina | 1 |
| 4 | Iván Piris | Paraguay | 1 |
| 5 | Gustavo Gómez | Paraguay | 1 |
| 6 | Nicolás Tagliafico | Argentina | 1 |
| 7 | Camilo Vargas | Colombia | 1 |
| 8 | Omar Alderete | Paraguay | 1 |
| 9 | Luis Abram | Peru | 1 |
| 10 | Nahitan Nández | Uruguay | 1 |