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vs Germany in 1996, Spain in 2004 and Portugal in 2004 Switzerland: vs Croatia in 2004, England in 2004 and Spain in 2020 Turkey: vs Portugal in 2000, Czech Republic in 2008 and Netherlands in 2024 FR Yugoslavia: vs Slovenia in 2000, Norway in 2000 and Spain in 2000: 2 Bulgaria: vs Spain in 1996 and Denmark in 2004 Germany
These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [2] first yellow card: minus 1 point; indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 4 points; yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points; Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.
Total number of red cards: 6; Average red cards per match: 0.19; First yellow card: Costinha against Greece; First red card: Roman Sharonov against Spain; Most yellow cards: 18 – Greece; Fewest yellow cards: 3 – Latvia; Most yellow cards in a match: 9 – Spain vs. Russia, Bulgaria vs. Denmark, Switzerland vs. Croatia
The match with the most dismissals was Portugal vs Netherlands of 2006, when referee Valentin Ivanov dished out 4 red cards, 2 for each team. The referee who has sent off the most players is Arturo Brizio Carter, 7 red cards, in 5 different matches (also a record).
The win was Spain's first World Cup title, and it lifted them to first place in the FIFA World Rankings with the Netherlands moving into second. [64] Spain also became the first European nation to win a World Cup outside of Europe. [65] At the conclusion of the match, the Spanish team changed into their red-shirted home kit for the presentation.
Most red cards (player): 1 (three players) – Sokratis Papastathopoulos , Keith Andrews (Republic of Ireland), Wojciech Szczęsny ; Most yellow cards (match): 9 – Portugal vs Spain; Most red cards (match): 2 – Poland vs. Greece; Fewest yellow cards (match): 0 – Russia vs. Czech Republic, Denmark vs. Germany
Fewest yellow cards (match): 0 - Spain vs. Russia; Most cards in one match: 8 yellow cards and 7 yellow cards + 1 red card (2 matches) - Switzerland vs. Portugal, Turkey vs. Czech Republic, France vs. Italy
Total number of red cards : 10; Average red cards per match: 0.32; First yellow card: Gheorghe Hagi and Adrian Ilie against Germany; First red card: Patrik Andersson against Belgium; Most yellow cards: 13 – Netherlands Portugal; Fewest yellow cards: 2 – Sweden; Most yellow cards in a match: 9 - Italy vs. Netherlands