Club World Cup: a red card in an opener, the first since...

Club World Cup: a red card in an opener, the first since... A sad entry into history. On Thursday evening, for the World Cup opener against Mexico, Sphephelo Sithole endured a terrible first World Cup appearance, being at fault for Mexico’s first goal before being sent off in the second half. The Tondela player committed a foul as the last defender while Guiterrez was through on goal. With this dismissal, the South African defender unfortunately became the first player to receive a red card in a World Cup opening match since Bolivia’s Marco Etcheverry against Germany in 1994. An absolutely dreadful first appearance for the 27-year-old player, who will also miss Bafana Bafana’s second match against the Czech Republic. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.