Aspect of the 1990 FIFA World Cup
In the 1990 FIFA World Cup the main disciplinary action taken against players came in the form of red and yellow cards . Any player picking up a red card is automatically banned for his country's next game (if it is a serious offense FIFA may extend this ban to a number of games). Players also receive a one-game ban if they pick up two yellow cards within the group stage or within the knockout stage.
Disciplinary statistics
Total number of yellow cards: 193
Average number of yellow cards: 3.71
Total number of red cards: 16
Average number of red cards: 0.31
First yellow card: Benjamin Massing – Cameroon against Argentina
First red card: André Kana-Biyik – Cameroon vs Argentina
Fastest yellow card from kick off: 4 minutes – Marius Lăcătuş – Romania vs Argentina
Fastest yellow card after coming on as a substitute: 1 minute – Peter Beardsley – England vs. Egypt
Latest yellow card in a match without extra time: 90 minutes + – Ernst Aigner – Austria vs. Czechoslovakia
Fastest dismissal from kick off: 34 minutes – Peter Artner – Austria vs United States
Fastest dismissal of a substitute: 6 minutes – Andreas Reisinger – Austria vs United States
Latest dismissal in a match without extra time: 89 minutes – Benjamin Massing – Cameroon against Argentina
Least time difference between two yellow cards given to the same player: 0 minutes – Yoon Deuk-Yeo – Korea Republic against Uruguay (Yoon was given two yellow cards in the 70th minute)
Most yellow cards (team): 21 – Argentina
Most red cards (team): 3 – Argentina
Fewest yellow cards (team): 2 – Belgium
Most yellow cards (player): 3 – (three players) Benjamin Massing , Yoon Deuk-Yeo , Frank Rijkaard
Most red cards (player): 1 – (16 players) Ricardo Giusti , Eric Wynalda , Peter Artner , Frank Rijkaard , Rudi Völler , Yoon Deuk-Yeo , Ľubomír Moravčík , Ricardo Gomes , Benjamin Massing , André Kana-Biyik , Volodymyr Bezsonov , Khalil Ghanim , Refik Šabanadžović , Eric Gerets , Gustavo Dezotti , Pedro Monzón
Most yellow cards (match): 9 – Austria vs United States (Group A)
Most red cards (match): 2 – West Germany vs Netherlands (round of 16)
Most cards in one match: 9 yellow cards and 1 red card – Austria vs United States (Group A)
Sanctions
By referee
By team
By individual
1 red card 3 yellow cards 2 yellow cards 1 yellow card
Stages General information
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
