DOGSO + Advantage + Goal = No Card
If a referee plays advantage after a DOGSO foul and the attacking team scores as a result, the player who committed the foul receives no card at all — not even a yellow.
DOGSO foul where advantage was played → yellow card shown at next stoppage regardless of outcome.
DOGSO foul where advantage is played AND a goal is scored → no card for the fouling player.
What changed
Previously, if a referee played advantage after a DOGSO (Denying an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity) foul, the fouling player still received a yellow card at the next stoppage. Now if the advantage results in a goal, there is no disciplinary sanction at all. The goal is considered sufficient punishment.
Why it matters for the World Cup
This encourages referees to play advantage more freely in goalscoring situations. Previously, referees sometimes stopped play to give the red or yellow card rather than letting the attack continue. Now they can let it flow knowing that if a goal results, justice is served.
Scenarios
Last defender fouls attacker who goes on to score
The last defender trips an attacker through on goal. The referee plays advantage. The attacker scores.
DOGSO foul, advantage played, but no goal scored
The last defender fouls an attacker. Referee plays advantage. The attacker shoots wide.