One of the big things you don’t want when picking your fantasy football side is for there to be a red card. The red card will see you lose points for that player plus there is the reduced chance of being able to score goals with only 10 men. In the case of Australia and Harry Kewell it also resulted in a penalty and subsequently a goal.

Many of the red cards from the 2010 World Cup are a result of heavy-handed refereeing. It rewards simulation and play-acting. FIFA needs to clamp down on the people writhing around on the pitch.

To date Sani Kaita, Kaká and Valon Behrami have all been sent off for the most ridiculous reasons.

There is no doubt that the World Cup is different from regular club football or even the Champions League. Here the referees have some sent of intimacy with the players. What is a referee from Egypt to do with players from Spain and Argentina. In some instances, you can see that the referee is in awe of the players he is meant to be refereeing. This is particularly the case when Brazil plays.

FIFA needs to clamp down on players acting like they have just been shot. They proudly stuck their head in the sand regarding technology following the Hand of Frog. Karma had the last laugh against France as it will surely do so against FIFA.

As the stakes get even higher, expect even more of this. Expect games to be ruined because a player is sent off for nothing. Expect more soft penalties to be awarded like the one Italy received against New Zealand.