Quiz! Can you name every player sent off at a World Cup since 2002?

By Mark White
published

A trip down memory lane as we recall the greatest bad boys to ever take to the greatest show on Earth

Horacio Elizondo of Argentina the referee issues the red card to Zinedine Zidane of France after the headbutt on Marco Materazzie of Italy (not pictured), Gennaro Gattuso of Italy watches on during the World Cup Final match between France (1) and Italy (1). Italy would win on penalties (5) to (3) at the Olympiastadion on July 09, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
(Image credit: Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)

You have 12 minutes to name 76 players.

Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo (opens in new tab), and challenge some friends while you're at it.

THEN TRY Quiz! Can you name every World Cup mascot ever?

Sometimes the biggest moments at a World Cup happen when the ball isn't touched. Red cards can be defining memories of tournaments.

While you might not have a favourite, you might have one that defined the competition for you growing up. It's too early for this quiz but for kids of a certain age, it'll be David Beckham's tame lash-out on Diego Simeone in 1998.

The sending-off was met with outcry back home, as national newspapers vilified Becks and truly, we've not really forgiven El Cholo, either. 

Some of these reds are more memorable than others – how many can you name?

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Mark White
Mark White
Staff Writer

Mark White has been a staff writer on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, writing pieces for both online and the magazine. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He once saw Tyrone Mings at a petrol station in Bournemouth but felt far too short to ask for a photo.