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Portugal vs Netherlands, June 25, 2006, referee Valentin Ivanov. This match holds the World Cup record for disciplinary chaos: 16 yellow cards and 4 red cards. The match devolved in the fifth minute when Khalid Boulahrouz committed a high-boot tackle on Cristiano Ronaldo. Ivanov's failure to issue an immediate red card caused total breakdown of control, retaliatory headbutts including Luís Figo on Mark van Bommel, tactical handballs, sideline brawls. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said the referee should have given himself a yellow card. Ivanov was dropped for the remainder of the tournament. The record would stand until the 2022 Netherlands vs Argentina quarter-final, when Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued 18 yellow cards, 16 to players, 2 to coaching staff.
