Three red cards - are referees getting tough at this World Cup?
Three players were sent off in the World Cup opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0. Are we about to see a World Cup littered with red cards?
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Three players were sent off in the World Cup opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0. Are we about to see a World Cup littered with red cards?
The opening match of the World Cup saw three players sent off with red cards, a rarity in international soccer.
The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international soccer: three players sent off with red cards.
For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, three red cards were shown in the opening match of a World Cup, as South Africa were reduced to nine men, while co-hosts Mexico went down to 10.
Of the three red cards in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this one felt the toughest. Mexico's Cesar Montes was sent off with a red card in stoppage time.
Three red cards were issued in the World Cup opener, coming within one of the all-time record for most dismissals in a single match.
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