This has never happened in football before. At the U20 World Cup in Chile, a new green card was used yesterday. Unlike the yellow and red cards, the green rectangle can only be used by coaches and not...
This has never happened in football before. At the U20 World Cup in Chile, a new green card was used yesterday. Unlike the yellow and red cards, the green rectangle can only be used by coaches and not by referees. This is exactly what happened yesterday.
During the match between Morocco and Spain (0:2), Morocco's coach Mohamed Ouahbi was not at all satisfied with a penalty decision. He pulled out the green card, which led to a video review by the VAR. Subsequently, the penalty was overturned.
For the first time ever in a FIFA competition, the Green Card was used at the U20 World Cup!
— MoroccanGrinta (@MoroccanGrinta) September 29, 2025
Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi challenged a penalty awarded to Spain. After VAR review, the ref overturned it as a dive. pic.twitter.com/U2zMINHRgq
Mohamed Ouahbi had already made football history. Never before had a green card been used in a FIFA tournament. But why now?
Last year, FIFA decided on a pilot project for the U20 World Cup. The green card is intended to give coaches – similar to football in the NFL or basketball in the NBA – the opportunity to have certain decisions reviewed retrospectively. If the coach is correct with his objection, he gets the green card back and can use it again. If he is wrong, the opportunity for review is forfeited (Source: 'Marca').
At the World Cup, the green card can be played for penalty decisions, goals, and dismissals. We are curious to see if we will soon see the new card in other competitions.
What do you think: A sensible thing or something no one needs in football?
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