Multiple choice general knowledge sports

The rule says that a player must quit the field if he has seen 2 yellow cards. But this player went off the field after seeing 3 yellow cards in a match in 2006 Fifa World Cup. Who is he??

  1. Joseph Simunich

  2. David Beckham

  3. David Osaga

  4. Goloki Zamusia

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Explanation

In a bizarre refereeing error, Croatian defender Josip Simunic was shown three yellow cards in the same match against Australia in the 2006 World Cup. Referee Graham Poll forgot to send him off after the second yellow, only showing the red after the third.