Yellow cards picked up during the group stage were wiped before the last 32, so Rice's caution in the goalless draw with Ghana is irrelevant in the knockout stages.

The same would have applied to Jarell Quansah, who was cautioned in England's subsequent group game against Panama, but the Bayer Leverkusen defender will miss his team's quarter-final through suspension after being sent off against Mexico - pending a possible England appeal.

Players who pick up two yellow cards across the last 32, last 16 and quarter-finals serve an automatic one-match ban.

If a player is cautioned in the last 32 and the last 16, he would miss their teams' quarter-final. Bookings in either the last 32 or the last 16, and then the quarter-final, would rule him out of the semi-final.

Arsenal midfielder Rice was booked in the opening minute of the victory at the Azteca Stadium, while Manchester City duo Guehi and O'Reilly were cautioned after half-time.

Bellingham, player of the match against the co-hosts, was was shown a yellow card 19 minutes into the Three Lions' victory over DR Congo.

However, as yellow cards are reset again after the quarter-finals, a player would only miss the final through suspension if he is sent off in the semi-final.

Players who are given their marching orders at the World Cup receive a one-match suspension.

This applies to both straight red cards and red cards that are the result of the same player being cautioned twice in the same game.

Fifa does hold the right to impose "further sanctions" if it deems it necessary.

Rice, Guehi, O'Reilly and Bellingham are not the only players hoping to avoid being cautioned in their next game.

France trio Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola and Manu Kone were all booked in Les Bleus' battling victory over Paraguay in the last 16.

Ferran Torres was cautioned deep into stoppage time of Spain's last-16 win over Portugal and will miss the last four - should Spain get there - if he is shown another yellow against Belgium.

Paris St-Germain's Achraf Hakimi is one of four Morocco players at risk of suspension after being booked against co-hosts Canada.

Argentina, who survived an almighty scare against Egypt to reach the last eight, could be without Gonzalo Montiel in the last four, if the holders make it that far.

Three Switzerland players received bookings in their penalty shootout victory over Colombia, with Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka among the players who are on the cusp on being suspended.

England's quarter-final opponents Norway, meanwhile, would be without Antonio Nusa in the semi-finals should the Scandinavians get the better of Tuchel's side and the winger receives a booking.