Antonio Rudiger will MISS Euro 2024 semi-final - if Germany claim victory against Spain - after he receives his second yellow card of the tournament

Antonio Rudiger will miss the semi-final of Euro 2024, if Germany advance to the next round of the tournament with a victory against Spain, after he was booked for a challenge on La Roja striker Dani Olmo during their quarter-final clash. 

Rudiger had already conceded a yellow card during Germany's group-stage clash against Hungary last month.

Ahead of the tournament, UEFA had amended its rules on yellow card suspensions, stating that if a player receives two yellow cards, they will be suspended for one match. But yellow cards are wiped after the quarter-finals end, meaning that the 31-year-old's booking against Hungary, still counts. 

Spain had troubled the hosts in the opening 15 minutes of the match, with 16-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal instigating a dangerous attack from the half-way line. He found Morata, who skirted forward, before playing a ball into Olmo darting towards the Germany penalty area. 

With Olmo advancing, Rudiger stepped in to bring the Red Bull Leipzig star down just on the edge of the box, prompting referee Anthony Taylor to show the former chelsea centre back a yellow card and give Spain a free-kick.

Ally Mccoist, speaking on ITV's coverage of the match, questioned whether the Real Madrid star needed to bring Olmo down, noting that Joshua Kimmich was arriving behind him. 

'Rudiger probably doesn't realise he had a bit of cover behind him but he couldn't take the chance,' McCoist told ITV sport. 

Yamal stepped up to have a crack at goal from around 20-yards out, curling his shot low around the wall, with the ball just drifting wide of the uprights. 

Rudiger, meanwhile, will now miss out on playing in the next round of the tournament, should his team claim victory this evening. 

He is not the only player who could miss out on playing in the semi-final, with his team-mate Robert Andrich also at risk of receiving a suspension, while Spain's Dani Carvajal, Dani Vivian and their captain Alvaro Morata also at risk of being suspended, having all received a yellow card prior to tonight's match. 

England, meanwhile, who take on Switzerland in their crunch Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday night, also have several players who could be suspended for the semi-final should they beat Murat Yakin's side in Dusseldorf. 

Jude Bellingham, Kobbie Mainoo, Phil Foden, Kieran Trippier and Conor Gallagher could all be suspended, if they receive another yellow card. 

Spain and Germany, meanwhile, played out a tense first-half in their quarter-final clash on Friday night, with both sides going in at half-time at 0-0.

Toni Kroos perhaps should have been booked for a hard tackle on Pedri that saw the Barcelona star leave the field with an injury early on. 

Ian Wright, meanwhile, stated 'Rodri should have been shown a yellow card' for attempting to drag Jamal Musiala to the ground as the Bayern Munich star attempted to break away down the left wing.   

But amid what was a feisty match, Spain, were perhaps the more threatening side in the opening 45 minutes, having eight attempts on goal to Germany's three. 

Kai Havertz, meanwhile, had several chances on goal, notably receiving a long ball from Rudiger before failing to test Unai Simon in net.