Overview

• Lucas Hernandez and Willian Pacho were officially removed from PSG’s Club World Cup squad and departed the United States camp ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final.
• Both players received direct red cards in the quarter-final against Bayern Munich—Pacho for a studs-up challenge on Leon Goretzka and Hernandez for an elbow to Raphaël Guerreiro—resulting in two-match suspensions by FIFA.
• Article 74 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code ensures their bans cannot be carried over to other competitions beyond this tournament.
• They will miss PSG’s semi-final against Real Madrid and any subsequent final on July 13 in the Club World Cup.
• If PSG loses to Real and they serve only one suspension match, Hernandez and Pacho could be available for the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on August 13.