BSP-16 Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez gets first red card of World Cup

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Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez gets first red card of World Cup

SARANSK, Russia, June 19, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Colombia’s Carlos Sanchez on Tuesday became the first player to be sent off at the World Cup in Russia when he was dismissed for handball in the match against Japan.

Japan’s Shinji Kagawa scored from the resulting penalty in the sixth minute to take the lead in Saransk.

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