The first red card of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia belongs to Colombia. Taking on Japan in the opening game of Group H on Tuesday, the Japanese team were on the verge of taking a 1-0 lead when Carlos Sanchez used his arm to stop a shot in which goalkeeper David Ospina was out of position after making an initial save. Sanchez was given a red card in the third minute of the game as a result, and it was the right call by the head official. Here's the handball and the penalty call:
#MundialTelemundo Así fue la jugada del penal en contra de #COL ¿Fue bien expulsado Carlos Sánchez? pic.twitter.com/QRfpOaot8M
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 19, 2018
And Japan made them pay as Shinji Kagawa finished the penalty kick with class for the 1-0 lead.
Kagawa slots home the penalty to give Japan the early lead after Carlos Sanchez's handball in the box! pic.twitter.com/Y9HXuLvGOV
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 19, 2018
That's the second earliest red card in World Cup history, with Uruguay's Jose Batista still holding the record of 54 seconds from back in 1986.
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