Miguel Almirón Sent Off as Türkiye Faces World Cup Elimination

Miguel Almirón is sent off.

He becomes the first player to be sent off in this World Cup to be sent off for covering his mouth in a confrontation.

This is part of a new rule heading into this World Cup, where players can be sent off for covering their mouth with a hand or shirt in the middle of a confrontation.

Pitta is down on the ground and looks to be in a fair bit of pain after a challenge off the ball.

Apparently, that's the perfect opportunity for the players to start another scuffle.

Oh my what a game.

Türkiye is building sustained pressure on and getting in and around the Paraguay defence.

Only for Paraguay to win the ball back and push up to the other end of the field, Enciso gets a shot away, but it's saved.

Caceres with a perfectly timed challenge on Yüksek, who had found a gap in the box.

Some shouts for a penalty, but mainly from the crowd, no real protests from the Türkiye players.

Çalhanoğlu with a cross into the box, headed away by the Paraguay defence.

Türkiye has been building the last few minutes, but they aren't having any luck and are being forced to take long-range efforts.

What a start to this game.

End-to-end stuff in San Francisco, both sides attacking in a hurry whenever there is a counterattacking opportunity.

The crowd is into it too, with the noise going up any time either side has the ball in an attacking position.

Yildiz drives into the box. His first cross is blocked, and comes back to him.

Lays it off to Guler, who is making a run into the box, but he can't keep his shot down, and it goes over.

A very bad start for Türkiye, who have to win this match to keep their World Cup dreams alive.

A loss means they are done in the tournament after a loss to Australia in their opening match.

Paraguay can afford a loss and still have a chance in their final group game against Australia.

A great win for Carlo Ancelotti and Brazil. They needed that after a poor first game against Morocco.

Their stars showed up and showed out, which will certainly please the Brazilian media and fans who have been begging for this team to show a little more.

Though it is only against Haiti.

For Haiti, they had moments, but it wasn't enough. Outclassed by a far superior team, a second-half clean sheet will certainly be pleasing. It won't get any easier for them when they take on Morocco next, who will have one thing on their mind: finishing top of the group.

The loss means Haiti is now the first team to be officially knocked out of the competition.