{"id":36694,"date":"2026-06-20T04:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/paraguays-almiron-becomes-the-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-a-world-cup-for-covering-his-mouth\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T04:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:28:09","slug":"paraguays-almiron-becomes-the-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-a-world-cup-for-covering-his-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/paraguays-almiron-becomes-the-first-player-to-receive-a-red-card-at-a-world-cup-for-covering-his-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraguay&#8217;s Almiron becomes the first player to receive a red card at a World Cup for covering his mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) &#8211; Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron became the first player to receive a red card in a match. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> The cause was Friday night&#8217;s match against T\u00fcrkiye, when he was sent off for covering his mouth late in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>The offense occurred during first-half stoppage time of the Group D match, when Almiron and Mart Mulder exchanged words following a foul near midfield. Almiron covered his mouth while saying something to Mulder, who immediately appealed to referee Ivan Barton for punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Barton underwent a video review and immediately ruled that Almiron would be given a red card and sent off. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">new rules<\/span> It was introduced for this year&#8217;s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, Paraguay was leading 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pushed for the introduction of new rules after Benfica&#8217;s Gianluca Prestiani tried to cover up his abuse of Real Madrid&#8217;s Vinicius Junior during a Champions League match.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/fifa-world-cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-paraguay-turkey-red-card-cover-mouth-f392a1cd25cc113aaddc9b6da2f2d364\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. 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