3 Yellow Cards = 1 Red Card?

[rainman]

apparently, the referee of the game australia - croatia gave simunic (croatia) a yellow card in the 62nd minute, another in the 90th minute, but didn't send him off the field but he kept playing, until the 93rd minute when he received a 3rd yellow card and finally red. quite an error by the referee ..and why didn't the other officials notice anything?

and what would have happened if croatia would have won in the last minute with one man more on the field than they should have had? since australia won, its not that big of a deal, but what if ...

[mittheimp]

apparently, the referee of the game australia - croatia gave simunic (croatia) a yellow card in the 62nd minute, another in the 90th minute, but didn't send him off the field but he kept playing, until the 93rd minute when he received a 3rd yellow card and finally red. quite an error by the referee ..and why didn't the other officials notice anything?

and what would have happened if croatia would have won in the last minute with one man more on the field than they should have had? since australia won, its not that big of a deal, but what if ...

The referee was English man Graham Poll. If croatia had scored in the last minute - and if the man who scored it was the one with two yellow cards I would have laughed and laughed and laughed. Infact I doubt if i ever would have stopped!

Come on Italy, stop this ridiculous Aussie football nonsense!

[LaoPo]

1. apparently, the referee of the game australia - croatia gave simunic (croatia) a yellow card in the 62nd minute, another in the 90th minute, but didn't send him off the field but he kept playing, until the 93rd minute when he received a 3rd yellow card and finally red. quite an error by the referee ..and why didn't the other officials notice anything?

2. and what would have happened if croatia would have won in the last minute with one man more on the field than they should have had? since australia won, its not that big of a deal, but what if ...

1. as to your first part: Sepp Blatter, the Boss of FIFA said on Television that this mistake (Referee) was 'unforgivable' and NEVER should have happened; it's indeed a real shame that:

A. No one from the 4-man team of Referee and assistants said NOTHING...

B. it is astonishing that also NOBODY of the Aussie team 'signaled' the Referee

2. 'What would have happened'; that question was broadcasted on many TV-channels; Australia could have officially protested (in the case Croatia would have won).

The outcome is unclear of course but eventually the match could have been ordered to play again.....

But,.....we will never know

This Referee however, will not 'do' the final, that's for sure

LaoPo