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How many yellow cards are there in the 2010 World Cup final?
fourteen yellow cards
With fourteen yellow cards in the final (one red card to John Heitinga – twice yellow), he easily broke the previous record of six for most cards in a World Cup final, set in 1986. Nine of these Final yellow cards came in the first 90 minutes.
Which team received the most yellow cards during the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
Spain’s
The most yellow cards issued in a FIFA World Cup final is 14 in Spain’s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 11 July 2010.
What is the record for most yellow cards in one game?
16 yellows
In it, Russian referee Valentin Ivanov issued four red cards and 16 yellows to the players of the Netherlands and Portugal — a record at any FIFA-administered international tournament.
Who won the FIFA World Cup 2010?
Spain national football team
2010 FIFA World Cup/Champion
Who was the first player to receive a red card?
Carlos Caszely
The physical red card was introduced in 1970, but nobody was sent off. Carlos Caszely of Chile became the first person to receive a red card, after his second yellow card against West Germany in 1974, for bringing down Berti Vogts.
How many yellows and Reds were shown in the World Cup?
There were 345 yellows and 28 reds shown during the tournament, both individual card records for a single World Cup. That’s an average of more than 5 cards per game.
Who was the only player to get 3 yellow cards in the World Cup?
Croatia’s Josep Simunic is the only player in World Cup history to pick up three yellow cards. Referee Graham Poll showed Simunic a yellow in the third minute of the game.
Which is the most carded country in the World Cup?
Argentina is the most carded country in the history of the World Cup, with 99 yellows and 7 reds, according to Quartz. But this will be Argentina’s 16th World Cup, so its players naturally rack up more cards than teams with less history on their side.
Who was the fastest to get a red card in the World Cup?
The title for fastest red card goes to Uruguay’s Sergio Batista, who in 1986 committed a brutal tackle only 56 seconds into Uruguay’s game against Scotland. Arguably the tournament’s most infamous red card went to France’s Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.