Only 6 Red Cards in World Cup Final History
In one of the rarest occurrences in World Cup history, the tournament's finals have seen only 6 red cards up to the 2026 edition, reflecting the remarkable discipline that characterizes the most important match in world football despite the pressure and fierce competition. The 1990 World Cup final was the most eventful in terms of red cards, after seeing two players from Argentina sent off, while the remaining cases were distributed across the 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2026 finals, keeping ejections in World Cup finals a rare event in the tournament's history. The red card incidents in World Cup finals are as follows;…
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In one of the rarest occurrences in World Cup history, the tournament's finals have seen only 6 red cards up to the 2026 edition, reflecting the remarkable discipline that characterizes the most important match in world football despite the pressure and fierce competition.
The 1990 World Cup final was the most eventful in terms of red cards, after seeing two players from Argentina sent off, while the remaining cases were distributed across the 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2026 finals, keeping ejections in World Cup finals a rare event in the tournament's history.
The red card incidents in World Cup finals are as follows;
* 1990: Pedro Monzón (Argentina)
* 1990: Gustavo Dezotti (Argentina)
* 1998: Marcel Desailly (France)
* 2006: Zinedine Zidane (France)
* 2010: Johnny Heitinga (Netherlands)
* 2026: Enzo Fernández (Argentina)
Original source: Okaz
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