Red Cards
A player receiving a red card is automatically suspended for the next match. FIFA does not allow for appeals of red cards except in the case of mistaken identity. If a player is sent off during his team's final World Cup match, the suspension carries over to his team's next competitive international. For example, should a player from a European team be sent off during the Round of 16 match which his team goes on to lose, then he will miss his team's first Euro 2008 qualifying match.
During the match between Portugal and the Netherlands on June 25, four red cards and 16 yellow cards were produced. The number of reds set an all-time record for a World Cup match, and the number of yellows tied a record previously set in the Germany-Cameroon match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Read more about this topic: 2006 FIFA World Cup Disciplinary Record
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