00:03The opening match of the World Cup delivered a rarity in international football, three
00:07players sent off with red cards.
00:09No World Cup match has had that many players ejected since a 2006 game between Portugal
00:13and the Netherlands, when four players received red cards, a World Cup record.
00:18The last World Cup in Qatar in 2022 had only four red cards in the entire tournament.
00:22On Thursday, at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Svefalo Sitole and Themba Zwane were
00:28sent off for South Africa, while Cesar Montes was shown a red card for the tournament co-host.
00:33It's the first time three players have been sent off in the opening match of a World Cup,
00:37and all three were straight red cards, meaning none of the ejected players were given two
00:42yellows.
00:43Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:04Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:05Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:07Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:09Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:09Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:09Mexico won the match 2-0.
01:10You
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