Of the three red cards in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup -- yes, three -- this one felt the toughest. Mexico's Cesar Montes was sent off with a red card in stoppage time. It won't impact ...
Yellow cards and red cards are one of the easiest parts of soccer to understand at first glance — yellow means warning, red means you are out. But during the World Cup, cards can mean a lot more than ...
MEXICO CITY — The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards. No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a 2006 ...
The 2026 World Cup kicked off in spectacular fashion. It also kicked off quite physically, too. In the first game of the tournament between Mexico and South Africa on Thursday at Mexico City Stadium, ...
Both came in the second half with Bafana Bafana already losing 1-0 thanks to Julian Quinones' goal in the eight minute of the game. Sphephelo 'Yaya' Sithole was the first player to be dismissed after ...
Four players and four Brazilian staff members were shown red cards Tuesday night. Brad Smith / Getty Images Multiple members of the Brazil national team earned red cards Tuesday during a 1-0 loss ...
© Carl Recine/Getty ImagesReferee Wilton Sampaio issues a red card to Themba Zwane #11 of South Africa. The World Cup is the ultimate stage for players to showcase ...
“We kept our cool,” Javier Aguirre said of Mexico’s performance in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup. The same could not be applied to South Africa. A scatty, error-strewn display saw Hugo Broos ...
Mexico was awarded its first red card of the World Cup in the opening match against South Africa on Thursday, June 11. César Montes was ejected in the 92nd minute of the match after he ran into ...
It’s one of the most dramatic moments in soccer when a referee pulls a red card from his pocket, but what happens in the World Cup in such a situation? Soccer fans were already treated to that drama ...
Editor's note: Keep up with the USA-Bosnia and Herzegovina game with our live blog, here. Yellow cards can lead to suspensions. Red cards will pull a player off the field mid-game. At the World Cup, ...
Brazil’s women’s national team saw eight red cards in a chaotic 1-0 home loss to the United States on Tuesday in Fortaleza’s Arena Castelao, with 55,144 spectators packing the arena for the friendly.