Yesterday’s match between Portugal and the Netherlands, in which 16 yellow cards and four reds were shown, brought the total of red cards in Germany 2006 to 23 in 52 matches. The four red cards were the most in any single World Cup match. The previous record was 22 red cards in all 64 matches in the 1998 World Cup in France.
Check here for another account of the red card mayhem in the Portugal – Netherlands game.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the referee could have been yellow-carded himself .