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Bribery, secret calls and a vanishing witness: Inside the World Cup red card FIFA actually reversed
At the 1962 World Cup, FIFA gave Brazil's Garrincha a red card reprieve. That took diplomatic intervention, alleged bribery and a witness vanishing like Agatha Christie.
UEFA announced players could receive yellow cards, not red cards, for covering their mouths during Champions League and Europa League matches.
Referees haven't been shy to give out red cards. Here's the fallout of each of those infringements at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
