First sending off¹
Galindo (Peru, 1930, vs Romania)

First goalkeeper sent off
Gianluca Pagliuca (Italy, 1994, vs Norway)

Most cards
6 - Cafú (Brazil, 1994-2006)
     Zinedine Zidane (France, 1998-2006)

Most yellow cards
6 - Cafú (Brazil, 1994-2006)

Most yellow cards in a match
3 - Josip Šimuniæ (Croatia, 2006, 61', 90', 93' vs Australia)²

Most red cards
2 - Rigobert Song (Cameroon, 1994-1998)
     Zinedine Zidane (France, 1998-2006)

Fastest yellow card
1' - Giampiero Marini (Italy, 1982, vs Poland)
     Sergei Gorlukovich (Russia 1994, vs Sweden)

Fastest red card
56'' - José Batista (Uruguay, 1986, vs Scotland)

¹ The penalty system was unified with the use of yellow and red cards in 1970.

² As a result of referee Graham Poll's error, Josip Šimuniæ was given three yellow cards before being thrown off the pitch.