Ireland s three home games in this World Cup preliminaries have opposing players receiving red cards, and Cristiano Ronaldo is the third one.
Currently in this group, Portugal continues to lead with 10 points, and Ireland ranks third with 7 points. In Ireland's previous two home games of this World Cup preliminaries, one player from Hungary and Armenia each received a red card. The specific situation is:
September 7, Ireland 2-2 Hungary, Hungarian player Saloy received a red card
October 15, Ireland 1-0 Armenia Armenian player Barsekiyan received a red card
The current points situation of Group F in the European Group Stage of the World Cup Qualifiers is as follows:
