2006 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record
Sanctions against foul play at the 2006 FIFA World Cup are in the first instance the responsibility of the referee, but when he deems it necessary to give a caution, or dismiss a player, FIFA keeps a record and may enforce a suspension.[1] Referee decisions are generally seen as final. However FIFA's Technical Study Group may additionally penalise players for offences unpunished by the referee.
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 European Championship 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.[2]
Yellow cards
Any player receiving two cumulative yellow cards during the three group stage matches or during the knockout stage matches is suspended for the next match. A single yellow card does not carry over from the group stage to the knockout stages. Should the player pick up his second yellow during the team's final group match he will miss the Round of 16 if his team qualified for it. However, suspensions due to yellow cards do not carry beyond the World Cup finals.
Additional punishment
For serious transgressions, a longer suspension may be handed down at the discretion of a FIFA disciplinary committee. The disciplinary committee is also charged with reviewing any incidents that were missed by the officials and can award administrative red cards and suspensions accordingly. However, just as appeals of red cards are not considered, the disciplinary committee is also not allowed to review transgressions that were already punished by the referee with something less than a red card. For example, if a player is booked but not sent off for a dangerous tackle, the disciplinary committee cannot subsequently deem the challenge to be violent conduct and then upgrade the card to a red. However, if the same player then spits at the opponent but is still not sent off, then the referee's report would be unlikely to mention this automatic red card offence. Video evidence of the spitting incident could then be independently reviewed.
As a rule, only automatic red card offenses are considered for longer bans. A player who gets sent off for picking up two yellow cards in the same match will not have his automatic one-match ban extended by FIFA on account of what he did to get the second booking, because the referee has not deemed him to have committed an automatic red card offense.
If FIFA suspends a player after his team's elimination from the tournament, or for more games than the team ends up playing without him prior to the final and/or their elimination, then the remaining suspension must be served during the team's next competitive internationals. For a particularly grave offence (such as João Pinto's punching a referee in the 2002 FIFA World Cup), FIFA has the power to impose a lengthy ban against the offender.
Disciplinary statistics
- Total number of yellow cards: 345
- Average yellow cards per match: 5.39
- Total number of red cards: 28
- Average red cards per match: 0.44
- First yellow card of the tournament:
Danny Fonseca for Costa Rica against Germany - First red card of the tournament:
Avery John for Trinidad and Tobago against Sweden - Fastest yellow card from kick off: 3 minutes
Jacek Krzynówek for Poland against Germany, Denis Caniza for Paraguay against Sweden - Fastest yellow card after coming on as a substitute: 1 minute
Albert Nađ for Serbia and Montenegro against Ivory Coast (introduced in the 16th minute), Haykel Guemamdia for Tunisia against Spain (introduced in the 80th minute), Louis Saha for France against Brazil (introduced in the 86th minute) - Latest yellow card in a match without extra time: 90+4 minutes
Denny Landzaat for Netherlands against Ivory Coast - Latest yellow card in a match with extra time: 119 minutes
Francisco Fonseca for Mexico against Argentina - Fastest dismissal from kick off: 28 minutes
Daniele De Rossi for Italy against United States - MS - Fastest dismissal of a substitute: 30 minutes
Albert Nađ for Serbia and Montenegro against Ivory Coast (introduced in the 16th minute) - Latest dismissal in a match without extra time: 90+3 minutes
Josip Šimunić[nb 1] for Croatia against Australia - Latest dismissal in a match with extra time: 110 minutes
Zinedine Zidane for France against Italy - Shortest time difference between two yellow cards given to the same player: 3 minutes
Josip Šimunić for Croatia against Australia (booked in the 90th minute and again in the 90+3rd minute) - Most yellow cards (team): 24
Portugal - Most red cards (team): 2
Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, United States - Fewest yellow cards (team): 5
Saudi Arabia, United States - Most yellow cards (player): 4
Costinha, Asamoah Gyan - Most red cards (player): 1
Jean-Paul Abalo, Khalid Boulahrouz, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Costinha, Leandro Cufré, Deco, Daniele De Rossi, Cyril Domoraud, Brett Emerton, Asamoah Gyan, Ziad Jaziri, Avery John, Mateja Kežman, Teddy Lučić, André Macanga, Pablo Mastroeni, Marco Materazzi, Albert Nađ, Luis Ernesto Pérez, Jan Polák, Eddie Pope, Wayne Rooney, Dario Šimić, Josip Šimunić, Radosław Sobolewski, Tomáš Ujfaluši, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Zinedine Zidane - Most yellow cards (match): 16
Portugal vs Netherlands - Most red cards (match): 4
Portugal vs Netherlands - Fewest yellow cards (match): 1
Germany vs Costa Rica, Switzerland vs Ukraine - Most cards in one match: 16 yellow cards and 4 red cards
Portugal vs Netherlands
Sanctions
Cautions and sendings off are as reported on the official FIFA website for the tournament.[4]
Note: The "Suspensions" category refers to the match in which the player mentioned will serve his suspension.
By referee
| Referee | Matches |  |
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Red Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 4 | 26 | 4 second yellows |
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3 | 4 | 20 | 4 second yellows |
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4 | 3 | 32 | 1 straight red, 2 second yellows |
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4 | 3 | 15 | 2 straight reds, 1 second yellow |
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4 | 2 | 25 | 1 straight red, 1 second yellow |
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5 | 3 | 26 | 3 straight reds |
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3 | 2 | 20 | 2 second yellows |
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2 | 2 | 12 | 2 second yellows |
 |
3 | 1 | 18 | 1 second yellow |
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3 | 1 | 18 | 1 second yellow |
|
5 | 1 | 15 | 1 second yellow |
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4 | 1 | 15 | 1 straight red |
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3 | 1 | 11 | 1 straight red |
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4 | 0 | 19 | |
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3 | 0 | 16 | |
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3 | 0 | 14 | |
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2 | 0 | 10 | |
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2 | 0 | 10 | |
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2 | 0 | 9 | |
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1 | 0 | 7 | |
 |
1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 64 | 28 | 345 | 9 straight red 19 second yellow |
By team
By individual
Additional discipline
| Name | Team | Suspension imposed | Fine imposed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniele De Rossi | |
4 match ban Missed last group stage match, R16 match, QF match and SF match[6] |
CHF 10,000 |
| Pablo Mastroeni |  |
3 match ban Missed last group stage match, will also miss first two matches of 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6] |
CHF 7,500 |
| Arjen Robben |  |
Not banned Fined for diving during a match. |
CHF 5,000 |
| Torsten Frings | |
1 match ban and 6 month probation where a 2nd match can be added Missed SF match[7] |
CHF 5,000 |
| Leandro Cufré | |
4 match ban Misses four Copa América 2007 matches.[8] |
CHF 10,000 |
| Maxi Rodríguez | |
2 match ban Misses two Copa América 2007 matches.[8] |
CHF 5,000 |
| Wayne Rooney | |
2 match ban Misses first two matches of Euro 2008 qualifying[9] |
CHF 5,000 |
| Zinedine Zidane | |
3 match ban Will do three days of community service with children on FIFA's behalf instead of his suspension in light of his retirement from football.[5] |
CHF 7,500 |
| Marco Materazzi | |
2 match ban Misses Italy's first two Euro 2008 qualifying match(es).[10] |
CHF 5,000 |
Notes
- ↑ Josip Šimunić erroneously received three yellow cards (61', 90', 90+3') from referee Graham Poll in the Croatia match against Australia before being sent off, but FIFA changed the report to include only the 61' and 90+3' bookings.[3]
- ↑ Zidane earned a three-match ban for his red card in the headbutt incident in final match. As he planned to retire after the 2006 World Cup, Zidane agreed to perform three days of community service in FIFA's name as penance for his red card, in lieu of suspension. In addition, he was fined CHF7500 by FIFA.[5]
References
- ↑ "FIFA Disciplinary Code" (PDF format). 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ↑ "Portugal 1–0 Holland", BBC, 25 June, 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 "Match report – Croatia 2–2 Australia". FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ FIFA World Cup - Tournament - Match Schedule
- 1 2 3 "Zidane banned and fined for Materazzi headbutt". ESPNSoccernet. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Italy's De Rossi gets 4-game ban", CBC, 23 June, 2006
- ↑ "Torsten Frings suspended for FIFA World Cup semi-final", FIFA Media Information, 3 July, 2006
- 1 2 "FIFA hands Rooney two-match ban", Reuters, 8 July, 2006
- ↑ "Rooney gets two-match ban; Cufre out for four", Associated Press, 8 July, 2006
- ↑ "Zidane, Materazzi are handed bans", CNN, 20 July, 2006
External links
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
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| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Quarter-finals | |
| Round of 16 | |
| Group stage | |
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