ATLANTA: Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron has been given a one-match suspension after he was the first player to be sent off at the World Cup for covering his mouth. FIFA confirmed on Tuesday that Almiron will miss Paraguay’s final group game against Australia on Thursday. World soccer’s governing body said the decision was not subject to appeal. Almiron made history when he was issued a red card for covering his mouth during a confrontation with Turkiye’s Mert Mulder late in the first half of Paraguay’s 1-0 win last Friday.
Paraguay’s Miguel Almiron gets one-game suspension after red card for covering his mouth
World soccer’s governing body said the decision was not subject to appeal
Almiron made history when he was issued a red card for covering his mouth
June 23, 2026 23:28
ATLANTA: Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron has been given a one-match suspension after he was the first player to be sent off at the World Cup for covering his mouth.
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