Record of reds equalled in World Cup history
18/6/2006 9:15
Three red cards were fished out in the on-going Group E match between
Italy and the United States in Kalserslautern on Saturday,
equalling a World Cup finals record.
American Eddie Pope was sent out in the 47 minutes for a second bookable
offence after team mate Pablo Mastroeni and Italian Daniele De Rossi were
red-carded directly by Jorge Larrionda of Uruguay in the first half.
The World Cup finals have recorded three dismissals in a game three times,
namely in 1938 between Brazil and Czechoslovakia, 1954 between Brazil and
Hungary and 1998 between Denmark and South Africa.
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