Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams had been tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:[2]
yellow card = 1 point
red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
direct red card = 3 points
yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player or team official in a single match.
^Bacskai, János; Zalán, Bodnár (19 June 2024). "Lesgólig és helyzetekig eljutott, de a németektől is kikapott a nagyot harcoló magyar válogatott" [The Hungarian national team, which fought hard, got a disallowed goal and chances, but also lost to the Germans]. Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Stuttgart. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Az első félidő hajrájában a magyar kispad előtt is felmutatta a játékvezető a sárga lapot, Tömő Attila csapatmenedzser kapta. [At the end of the first half, the referee showed the yellow card in front of the Hungarian bench, and it was given to team manager Attila Tömő.]
^Faulkner, Kelly (director) (19 June 2024). Euro 2024 – Group Stage: Germany v Hungary (Television production). Stuttgart: BBC One. Event occurs at 1:15:26 (45:20 on game clock). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
