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First football (soccer) player to receive a yellow card at the FIFA World Cup

First football (soccer) player to receive a yellow card at the FIFA World Cup
Who
Kakhi Asatiani
What
First
Where
Mexico (Mexico City)
When
31 May 1970

Kakhi Asatiani (Georgia) was shown the yellow card after 30 minutes of the Soviet Union’s FIFA World Cup match against Mexico on 31 May 1970. It was the first tournament in which yellow and red cards had been introduced for referees.

The match took place at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca and was a 0–0 draw.