Discipline Records
There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970.
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Fastest caution
Jesús Gallardo
11 seconds
Mexico vs. Sweden
2018
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Fastest sending off
José Batista
56 seconds
Uruguay vs. Scotland
1986
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Fastest sending off
qualification
Rashed Al-Hooti
37 seconds
Bahrain vs. Iran
11 October 2011
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Latest caution
Emiliano Martínez
During penalty shoot-out
Argentina vs. France
2022
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Sent off from the bench
Claudio Caniggia
Argentina vs. Sweden
2002
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Most cards
all-time, player
Javier Mascherano
7 cards
Argentina
2006–2018
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Most cautions
all-time, player
Javier Mascherano
7 cautions
Argentina
2006–2018
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Most sendings off
tournament
2006
28 sending offs
in 64 matches
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Most sendings off
all-time, team
Brazil
11 sending offs
in 97 matches
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Most sendings off
final match
Argentina
2
Argentina vs. West Germany
1990
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Most cautions
tournament
2006
345 cautions
in 64 matches
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Most cautions
all-time, team
Argentina
88 cautions
in 64 games until 2006
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Most cautions
match, one team
Argentina
10 cautions
2022, vs. Netherlands
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Most cautions
match, player
Josip Šimunić
3 cautions (61', 90', 93')
Croatia vs. Australia, 2006
referee: Graham Poll
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Most suspensions
tournament, player
André Kana-Biyik
2 suspensions
Cameroon, 1990
Latest Sending Off
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Denzel Dumfries
Netherlands
After penalty shoot-out
Netherlands vs. Argentina
2022
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Leandro Cufré
Argentina
After penalty shoot-out
Argentina vs. Germany
2006
Most Sendings Off (all-time, player)
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Zinedine Zidane
France
2 sending offs
1998 and 2006
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Rigobert Song
Cameroon
2 sending offs
1994 and 1998
Most Sendings Off (match, both teams)
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Portugal
2 send offs
vs Netherlands
2006
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Netherlands
2 send offs
vs Portugal
2006
Most Cautions (match, both teams)
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Netherlands
8 cautions
vs Argentina
2022
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Argentina
10 cautions
vs Netherlands
2022
Most Cautions (final match, both teams)
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Netherlands
9 cautions
vs Spain
2010
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Spain
5 cautions
vs Netherlands
2010