List of FIFA Confederations Cup red cards

This is a list of all red cards shown during FIFA Confederations Cups; that is, the occasions when a player has been expelled from the game in a football FIFA Confederations Cup Finals match. As FIFA is the governing body of football, official red cards are only noted when FIFA recognised that a player was expelled or sent off in a match.

The first player dismissed in the FIFA Confederations Cup was Brian Quinn of the United States, playing against Saudi Arabia in the 1992 King Fahd Cup; the most recent was Gerard Piqué of Spain, playing against Brazil in the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Notable Confederations Cup red cards

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  • Brian Quinn was the first player to be sent off in a Confederations Cup match, playing for the United States on 15 October 1992 against Saudi Arabia.
  • Australia's Mark Viduka received the quickest red card when he was sent off in the 24th minute in 1997.
  • Four players have been sent off in the final. Argentina's José Chamot was the first in 1995, Australia's Viduka in 1997, Brazil's João Carlos in 1999, and Spain's Gerard Piqué in 2013.
  • The most players sent off in one game is three. Three players were sent off for Egypt in a 5-1 loss against Saudi Arabia on 29 July 1999.
  • Two countries lead the list of most red cards for a national team with Egypt and United States having five players dismissed.
  • The most tournament with red cards is 1999, having six red cards.

List of FIFA Confederations Cup red cards

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Sequence Player   or   Time of cards Representing Final
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Opponent Tournament Round Date
1 Brian Quinn   81'   United States 0–3   Saudi Arabia 1992, Saudi Arabia Semi-final October 15, 1992
2 Sam Abouo   5', 51'   Ivory Coast 2–5   Argentina Semi-final October 16, 1992
3 José Chamot   35', 88'   Argentina 0–2   Denmark 1995, Saudi Arabia Final January 13, 1995
4 Abdullah Zubromawi   24', 64'   Saudi Arabia 0–3   Brazil 1997, Saudi Arabia First round December 12, 1997
5 Jiří Němec   75', 82'   Czech Republic 2–2   South Africa First round December 13, 1997
6 Karel Poborský   40'   Czech Republic 1–2   Uruguay First round December 15, 1997
7 Mark Viduka   24'   Australia 0–6   Brazil Final December 21, 1997
8 Yasser Radwan   30', 64'   Egypt 2–2   Mexico 1999, Mexico First round July 27, 1999
9 Abdel Sabry   28'   Egypt 1–5   Saudi Arabia First round July 29, 1999
10 Hazem Emam   37', 37'   Egypt 1–5   Saudi Arabia First round July 29, 1999
11 Samir Ibrahim   80'   Egypt 1–5   Saudi Arabia First round July 29, 1999
12 Matt McKeon   55', 63'   United States 2–0   Saudi Arabia Third-place play-off August 3, 1999
13 João Carlos   46', 90'+2   Brazil 3–4   Mexico Final August 4, 1999
14 Takayuki Suzuki   56'   Japan 1–0   Australia 2001, Korea/Japan Semi-final June 7, 2001
15 Chris Killen   60', 68'   New Zealand 1–3   Colombia 2003, France First round June 20, 2003
16 Willy Sagnol   90'   France 2–1   Japan First round June 20, 2003
17 Ronaldinho   75', 90'+3   Brazil 2–2   Turkey First round June 23, 2003
18 Bill Tchato   43', 69'   Cameroon 1–0   Colombia Semi-final June 26, 2003
19 Javier Saviola   90'   Argentina 1–1 AET   Mexico 2005, Germany Semi-final June 26, 2005
20 Rafael Márquez   21', 90'+3   Mexico 1–1 AET   Argentina Semi-final June 26, 2005
21 Mike Hanke   54'   Germany 4–3 AET   Mexico Third-place play-off June 26, 2005
22 Ahmed Elmohamady   89'   Egypt 3–4   Brazil 2009, South Africa First round June 15, 2009
23 Ricardo Clark   33'   United States 1–3   Italy First round June 15, 2009
24 Sacha Kljestan   57'   United States 0–3   Brazil First round June 18, 2009
25 Michael Bradley   87'   United States 2–0   Spain Semi-final June 24, 2009
26 Andrés Scotti   42', 51'   Uruguay 8–0   Tahiti 2013, Brazil First round June 23, 2013
27 Teheivarii Ludivion   8', 59'   Tahiti 0–8   Uruguay First round June 23, 2013
28 Riccardo Montolivo   82', 110'   Italy 2–2 AET   Uruguay Third-place play-off June 30, 2013
29 Gerard Piqué   68'   Spain 0–3   Brazil Final June 30, 2013
30 Yuri Zhirkov   9', 68'   Russia 1–2   Mexico 2017, Russia First round June 24, 2017
31 Ernest Mabouka   64'   Cameroon 1–3   Germany First round June 25, 2017
32 Nélson Semedo   26', 106'   Portugal 2–1 AET   Mexico Third-place play-off July 2, 2017
33 Raúl Jiménez   94', 112'   Mexico 1–2 AET   Portugal Third-place play-off July 2, 2017

References

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