Really, the only thing that went wrong was Adams picking up a yellow card for a 60th-minute foul ...Single yellow cards are wiped from the count after the group stage, but Adams is a physical player and always involved defensively.
Adams on managing yellow cards. Adams on managing yellow cards. If there was one major negative from Friday's win, it was the fact that Adams was handed a yellow card ... "I live with yellow cards," he joked.
Tim Ream was originally yellow-carded by Dutch referee Danny Makkelie for appearing to have brought down Paraguay captain Miguel Almiron during the second half ... .
USMNT defender Tim Ream was given a yellow card early in the second half of the team's game against Paraguay on Friday night ... a second yellow card (and subsequent red card) was correctly awarded.
... card ... A VAR review for when second yellow cards are awarded to a player resulting in a red card is another new worldwide addition, but a review will not happen for a potential second yellow card.
And with an expanded field, FIFA wanted to cut down on suspensions for yellow cards ... In previous tournaments, if a player accumulated two yellow cards through the quarterfinal, he would be suspended for the following match.