Miguel Almirón was shown a red card after an altercation in Paraguay's Group D match vs. Türkiye.

Nobody on the pitch heard what Miguel Almiron said to Mert Muldur, and that was precisely the problem. In the third minute of first half stoppage time at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, the ...

Almiron received the first red card for covering his mouth in the World Cup Group D match against Turkiye.

Miguel Almiron was shown a red card for covering his mouth during Paraguay’s feisty World Cup group match against Turkey.

Paraguay's Miguel Almiron became the first player to be sent off under FIFA's mouth-covering rule during his side's clash against Turkiye on Saturday.

Paraguay set history at the World Cup, but not the kind they would have wanted when they faced Turkey ...

The former Newcastle player claimed an unwanted piece of football history after receiving a red card in an on-field confrontation.

This new rule, which prohibits players from covering their mouth while speaking on the pitch, has been implemented in order to eliminate racism entirely from the game ...

England midfielder Jude Bellingham was not shown a red card despite covering his mouth while talking to Ghana's Jordan Ayew.

Watch Miguel Almiron become the first player to be sent off under new rules preventing players from covering their mouths during a game at the 2026 World Cup, with the Paraguay midfielder shown red in ...

Paraguay's Miguel Almiron became the first player to be shown a red card for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent during his side's World Cup group match against Turkey in San Francisco.

Miguel Almiron becomes first player sent off for covering mouth at World Cup - Almiron was dismissed in first-half stoppage time but Paraguay clung on for a 1-0 win over Turkey ...