00:00Careful!
00:01At this World Cup, this could get you sent off.
00:05And yes, that actually happened.
00:07One wild moment that may be remembered long after this tournament ends.
00:17Paraguay's Miguel Almiron became the first player ever sent off at a World Cup for covering
00:22his mouth while speaking.
00:24We've talked about this new rule before.
00:25It's designed to stop racist and homophobic abuse hidden from cameras.
00:31Almiron had already been booked earlier in the tournament.
00:34This time, his moment of pure foolishness left Paraguay hanging on with 10 men.
00:40Remarkably, Paraguay still beat Turkey 1-0 through a Matias Galarza goal after just 64 seconds.
00:48That defeat sends Turkey home.
00:5062 shots across two matches, zero goals.
00:53Sometimes, football can be brutally simple.
00:59Elsewhere, Morocco are starting to look like genuine contenders.
01:03Not dark horses, not outsiders.
01:06The Atlas Lions beat Scotland with intelligence, discipline and flair.
01:11Under Mohamed Ouabi, they seem to have found another level.
01:15In Seattle, the United States delivered their most complete performance under Maurizio Pochettino,
01:21beating Australia 2-0.
01:23Even without Christian Pulisic, the Americans pressed, attacked and played with real confidence.
01:28For the first time, they looked like a true Pochettino team.
01:34Brazil also responded strongly.
01:36Mathias Cunha scored twice.
01:37Vinicius Junior added another.
01:40And Haiti became the tournament's first eliminated team.
01:44So was this the day the World Cup found new contenders, new heroes and a new rule everyone
01:49will now think twice about breaking?
01:52Frankie D. Cruz, Bob Holmes and Amardeep Gill, FMT.
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