Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey became the first player to be sent off in the Qatar World Cup in the 0-2 defeat to Iran on Friday.
Hennessey was ejected for a dangerous challenge when he rushed out of his area and flew with his feet first into Iran’s Mahedi Taremi.
The referee initially gave a yellow card to Hennessey before overturning the decision and brandishing a red following a VAR review.
The tackle evoked memories of Harald Schumacher’s flying lunge on Patrick Battiston in West Germany’s World Cup semifinal win over France in 1982 in Seville.
Schumacher crashed into Battiston in the edge of the penalty box which left the latter unconscious with two missing teeth, three broken ribs and damaged vertebrae. In this instance, however, a foul was not given, and Schumacher escaped a booking.
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