Enzo Fernandez received a red card in the final of the 2026 World Cup

In the tense final confrontation of the 2026 World Cup between the national teams of Spain and Argentina, an extremely dramatic episode took place. One of the main heroes of the victorious semi-final against England, Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez, left his team in the minority at the most important moment of the match. At the 90th + 2nd minute of stoppage time, with a score of zero on the scoreboard (0:0), Fernandez went into a hard tackle against the young defender of the Spanish national team, Pau Kubarsi. The Argentinian literally cut down his opponent, for which he absolutely rightly received a second yellow card from the referee, which instantly turned into a red. It is worth noting that Enzo received his first mustard in this final a little earlier - in the 82nd minute, due to unnecessary conversations with the referee. Enzo Fernandez's dismissal was the 16th red card at this year's World Cup. This tournament is marked by unprecedented severity, with the number of dismissals significantly exceeding the total figures of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, where only 4 red cards were shown during the entire period of the competition. Despite such a large number of violations, the absolute anti-record for the number of dismissals in one tournament is still held by the 2006 World Cup, during which the referees pulled out a red card from their pockets 28 times. We will remind, earlier