Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 on Friday courtesy of a rapid strike from Matías Galarza. The result means Turkey have been eliminated from the World Cup.Miguel Almirón also became the first player to be sent off for covering his mouth, as per a new FIFA rule implemented ahead of this tournament.The result means that the USMNT have officially topped Group D, with Paraguay third behind Australia and Turkey, who are eliminated because they cannot overtake the two teams above them due to the head-to-head rule, at the bottom. Paraguay face Australia in their final group game, while Turkey take on the USMNT.Turkey pushed after Almirón was sent off, but were unable to get an equaliser which would have taken their continued involvement at the World Cup into a the final round of group stage games.Charlotte Harpur and Asli Pelit analyse the key talking points…Why was Miguel Almirón sent off?Following a challenge between Turkey’s İsmail Yüksek and Paraguay striker Isidro Pitta in added time of the first half, Pitta was left clutching his leg. There was some pushing and shoving between both teams before referee Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros was sent to the VAR monitor to check a possible red card offence.The referee was shown footage of Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón covering his mouth while saying something to a Turkey player. Upon seeing the evidence, the referee showed Almirón a straight red card.The new rule introduced by FIFA for this World Cup, and as it stands, not to be implemented in any other competition, states that a player covering their mouth in situations of confrontation is a red card offence.Almiron (right) speaking with his mouth covered (Fox)Known colloquially as the “Vini law”, the rule was introduced to act as a deterrent after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr accused Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni of racism during a Champions League game in February.Prestianni, who covered his mouth with his shirt during the exchange, denied making any racist remarks. UEFA handed him a six-match ban — three of which were suspended — after he admitted to making homophobic comments.FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for changes to the rules after the incident.“If a player covers his mouth and says something, and this has a racist consequence, then he has to be sent off, obviously,” Infantino told Sky News in March.“There must be a presumption that he has said something he shouldn’t have said, otherwise he wouldn’t have had to cover his mouth.”There is no indication that Almirón said anything abusive.The incident involving Prestianni and Vinicius Jr (Angel Martinez/Getty Images)Players had been warned before this World Cup about the new rule, and Almirón will go down in history as the first player to be penalised.Other players will no doubt see Almirón’s case, be reminded of the rules by everyone around them and fear the same grave repercussions. Almirón will miss Paraguay’s next game against Australia, but FIFA can upgrade that further.