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Ben Hayward

Players sent off at a World Cup

Zinedine Zidane walks past the World Cup trophy following his red card in France's World Cup final loss to Italy in 2006.

Red cards were not introduced at the World Cup until 1970, but that did not stop Peru's Placido Galindo getting himself sent off way back in 1930.

A number of players followed in subsequent tournaments, although none were given their marching orders in the first World Cup to feature physical red cards: Mexico 1970.

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