Qatar's 33rd-minute red card sets a record! With just 27 matches played in this World Cup, there have already been 5 red cards, surpassing the totals of the previous two full tournaments.

On June 19, Beijing time, a key Group B clash of the World Cup took place, with Qatar taking on tournament hosts Canada. During the opening half, Qatar faced a major setback, trailing by three goals and also losing a player to a red card.

In the 33rd minute, Qatar's full-back Homam, as the last defender, fouled Buchanan who was through on goal. The referee initially showed a yellow card and awarded a penalty. However, after VAR review, it was determined that the foul occurred outside the box, leading to a free kick and a red card for Homam, leaving Qatar to play with ten men for the remainder of the match.

According to statistics from data websites,Homam became the fastest player to receive a red card in a World Cup since Colombia's Carlos Sánchez (who was sent off in the 4th minute against Japan in 2018)..

Earlier, in the match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland, Bosnia's defender Muharemovic was shown a straight red card in the 80th minute for a reckless tackle.

After three red cards were issued in the World Cup opener between Mexico and South Africa, another two red cards appeared in this matchday.

Data shows thatThe total number of red cards across the entire 2018 Russia World Cup and the 2022 Qatar World Cup was four each. Yet, in the current tournament, after only 27 matches, the red card count has already exceeded the totals of the previous two full editions..

Given that the group stage of this World Cup is not even halfway through, and with the lengthy knockout rounds ahead, it is foreseeable that the number of red cards in this tournament may set a new single-edition record.