How many players are on this red cards list?

50 players are ranked on the FIFA World Cup — All-time red cards leaderboard.

When was this leaderboard last updated?

Rankings reflect final data from every completed World Cup and are updated as new matches are played.

FIFA World Cup — All-time Red Cards

Q: Who has the most red cards in FIFA World Cup — All-time?

Rigobert Song (Cameroon) leads with 2 red cards.

Complete ranked list of the fifa world cup — all-time red cards across every edition since 1930. Leader: Rigobert Song (Cameroon) with 2 red cards. 50 players ranked.

#	Player	Team	Red cards
1	Rigobert Song	Cameroon	2
2	Zinedine Zidane	France	2
3	Abdelkader Ghezzal	Algeria	1
4	Albert Nađ	Serbia and Montenegro	1
5	Aleksandar Luković	Serbia	1
6	Alex Song	Cameroon	1
7	Alfred Phiri	South Africa	1
8	Alpay Özalan	Turkey	1
9	Américo Gallego	Argentina	1
10	Anatoli Nankov	Bulgaria	1
11	András Törőcsik	Hungary	1
12	André Kana-Biyik	Cameroon	1
13	André Macanga	Angola	1
14	Antar Yahia	Algeria	1
15	Ante Rebić	Croatia	1
16	Antonio Valencia	Ecuador	1
17	Ariel Ortega	Argentina	1
18	Arthur Numan	Netherlands	1
19	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	1
20	Avery John	Trinidad and Tobago	1
21	Basil Gorgis	Iraq	1
22	Benjamin Massing	Cameroon	1
23	Beto	Portugal	1
24	Boris Živković	Croatia	1
25	Brett Emerton	Australia	1
26	Carlos Caszely	Chile	1
27	Carlos Paredes	Paraguay	1
28	Carlos Sánchez	Colombia	1
29	Carsten Ramelow	Germany	1
30	Christian Wörns	Germany	1
31	Claudio Caniggia	Argentina	1
32	Claudio Marchisio	Italy	1
33	Costinha	Portugal	1
34	Craig Burley	Scotland	1
35	Cyril Domoraud	Ivory Coast	1
36	Daniele De Rossi	Italy	1
37	Dario Šimić	Croatia	1
38	Darryl Powell	Jamaica	1
39	David Beckham	England	1
40	Deco	Portugal	1
41	Denzel Dumfries	Netherlands	1
42	Deok-yeo Yoon	South Korea	1
43	Dick Nanninga	Netherlands	1
44	Diego Maradona	Argentina	1
45	Eddie Pope	United States	1
46	Emil Kremenliev	Bulgaria	1
47	Eric Gerets	Belgium	1
48	Eric Wynalda	United States	1
49	Felipe Melo	Brazil	1
50	Fernando Clavijo	United States	1

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Frequently asked

Who has the most red cards in FIFA World Cup — All-time?

Rigobert Song of Cameroon leads the fifa world cup — all-time red cards list with 2 red cards.

How is this leaderboard compiled?

Data is aggregated from PlaySports' World Cup dataset spanning 1930 to 2022, plus live 2026 fixtures as they complete. Red Cards are counted per-player, per-tournament, with penalties and own goals classified separately for goal totals.