{"id":2625675,"date":"2026-07-06T16:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-red-cards-in-world-cup-is-already-more-than-last-two-combined\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:56:37","slug":"number-of-red-cards-in-world-cup-is-already-more-than-last-two-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/number-of-red-cards-in-world-cup-is-already-more-than-last-two-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of red cards in World Cup is already more than last two combined"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnumber-of-red-cards-in-world-cup-is-already-more-than-last-two-combined%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The 2026 World Cup has seen a notable increase in red cards, with 13 issued so far-more than the combined total of the previous two tournaments (8 red cards in 2018 and 2022). The tournament is larger this time, with 93 matches played compared to 64 previously. Controversy surrounds the red card given to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun during a match against Bosnia and herzegovina; however,his suspension was overturned after president Donald Trump intervened by requesting FIFA to review the decision. Trump claims the overturn was solely made by FIFA and praises this decision, though some question if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-mexican-drug-cartel-claims-its-banning-production-of-fentanyl-experts-are-skeptical\/\" title=\"Mexican cartel bans fentanyl production, doubts arise.\">political pressure influenced<\/a> it. The incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-enraged-homeowner-arrested-after-squatters-raid-her-1m-house\/\" title=\"Video: Furious Homeowner Detained Following Squatter Invasion of Her Million...Dollar Home\">sparked broader discussions<\/a> about officiating and interference at the World Cup, with other requests for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >player suspension adjustments<\/a> also being noted. The record for most red cards in a single World Cup remains 28, set in 2006.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of red cards issued in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-cup\/\">2026 World Cup<\/a> is already more than the last two World Cup tournaments combined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just eight red cards were issued across the 2018 and 2022 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/FIFA\/\">FIFA<\/a> World Cups, with both years having four red cards each. This time around, 13 red cards have been handed out and the tournament isn\u2019t even done with the Round of 16. The tournament is admittedly larger this time, with 93 matches having already been played, compared to just 64 in previous tournaments.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4637546\/red-cards-world-cup-more-last-two-tournaments-combined\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Number of red cards in World Cup is already more than last two tournaments combined<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4637496\/alicia-keys-update-womens-equal-rights\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Singer Alicia Keys calls for an \u2018update\u2019 on women\u2019s equal rights<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4637173\/trump-claims-outrank-taylor-swift-tiktok-popularity\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump claims to outrank Taylor Swift on TikTok popularity<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of red cards issued this year is firmly in the spotlight thanks to the controversy surrounding U.S. striker Folarin Balogun. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bBalogun was shown a red card during Team USA\u2019s 2-0 win over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/balkans\/\">Bosnia<\/a> and Herzegovina. However, that red card has now been<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636930\/trump-admits-fifa-review-red-card-balogun\/\"> suspended<\/a> after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> said he personally reached out to FIFA upon believing Balogun committed no fouls or infractions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had his red card not been overturned, Balogun would have missed the team\u2019s match against Belgium later on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s admission to asking the FIFA president for a review of the red card issued against Balogun remains controversial. Some are wondering if FIFA\u2019s decision is a response to political pressure. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Trump has said the decision was ultimately made by FIFA alone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it was a committee that made the decision,\u201d he said. \u201cThey made the right decision, because number one, it wasn\u2019t a foul, and you want to see a game with your best players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4636612\/trump-called-fifa-president-folarin-balogun-ban-report\/\"><strong>TRUMP CALLED FIFA PRESIDENT TO REVERSE FOLARIN BALOGUN\u2019S ONE-GAME BAN<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the revelation that Trump spoke to FIFA about Balogun, a British member of Parliament, Noah Law, wrote to FIFA asking that the red-card suspension of England defender Jarell Quansah be delayed so he could face Norway in the quarterfinals. Quansah was shown a red during England\u2019s 3-2 win over Mexico in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The record for most red cards issued during a single World Cup is 28 in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 World Cup red cards surpass last two tournaments combined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":2625676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Folarin-Balogun--e1783364471584.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[82290,7478,47370],"class_list":["post-2625675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-red-cards","tag-soccer","tag-world-cup"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Folarin-Balogun--e1783364471584.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625675"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625679,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625675\/revisions\/2625679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}