Four red cards already distributed: equaling the mark from the last World Cup in Qatar
There are already four red cards in the 2026 World Cup, equaling the mark from the last World Cup in Qatar. The game between Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina was the stage for this historic milestone.
The referees are not sparing the players in this 2026 World Cup. In the match between Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on Thursday, four red cards were already shown. As a result, the number of expulsions has already equaled the mark from the previous World Cup in Qatar, all in the second round of the group stage.
Bosnia managed to resist for a while, but after Swiss Johan Manzambi's goal in the 74th minute, the situation became complicated. Bosnian defender Tarik Muharemovic was sent off in the 80th minute for bringing down a player who had broken the defence, and the team under Sergej Barbarez ended up losing 4-1 in Los Angeles.
Since the opening game between Mexico and South Africa, where referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio handed out three red cards, it was only a matter of time before the previous World Cup mark was reached. As a result, South African Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane were unable to play against the Czech Republic on Friday. Mexican captain César Montes will also have to watch the duel against South Korea from the stands.
At the World Cup in Qatar, only two players received red cards in the group stage. Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was the first to be sent off against Iran, and Vincent Aboubakar was subsequently sent off in the final group stage match between Cameroon and Brazil. Two other expulsions occurred in the quarter-finals, involving Orange team defender Denzel Dumfries and Moroccan striker Walid Cheddira.
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