This is a list of all occasions where a football player was sent off from a FIFA Confederations Cup match due to a foul or misconduct, either as a direct expulsion (red card) or as a second caution (yellow card) within the match.
The first player dismissed in the FIFA Confederations Cup was Brian Quinn of the United States, playing against Saudi Arabia in the 1992 tournament; the final player to be dismissed was Raúl Jiménez of Mexico, playing against Portugal in the 2017 tournament.
Statistics Brian Quinn was the first player to be sent off in a Confederations Cup match, playing for the United States on 15 October 1992 against Saudi Arabia. Australia's Mark Viduka received the quickest red card, when he was sent off in the 24th minute of the 1997 final against Brazil. Four players were sent off in the final: Argentina's José Chamot in 1995, Australia's Viduka in 1997, Brazil's João Carlos in 1999, and Spain's Gerard Piqué in 2013. The most players sent off in one match was three, all for Egypt, in a 5–1 loss against Saudi Arabia on 29 July 1999. Egypt and the United States both had a record five players dismissed in total at the tournament. The tournament with the most red cards was the 1999 edition, with six in total.
Full list No. Player or Time of card(s) Representing Finalscore Opponent Tournament Round Date 81' 0–3 1992, Saudi Arabia Semi-finals 5', 51' 2–5 Semi-finals 35', 88' 0–2 1995, Saudi Arabia Final 24', 64' 0–3 1997, Saudi Arabia Group stage 75', 82' 2–2 Group stage 40' 1–2 Group stage 24' 0–6 Final 30', 64' 2–2 1999, Mexico Group stage 28' 1–5 Group stage 37', 37' 1–5 Group stage 80' 1–5 Group stage 55', 63' 2–0 Third place play-off 46', 90+2' 3–4 Final 56' 1–0 2001, South Korea/Japan Semi-finals 60', 68' 1–3 2003, France Group stage 90' 2–1 Group stage Ronaldinho 75', 90+3' 2–2 Group stage 43', 69' 1–0 Semi-finals 90' 1–1 2005, Germany Semi-finals 21', 90+3' 1–1 Semi-finals 54' 4–3 Third place play-off 89' 3–4 2009, South Africa Group stage 33' 1–3 Group stage 57' 0–3 Group stage 87' 2–0 Semi-finals 42', 51' 8–0 2013, Brazil Group stage 8', 59' 0–8 Group stage 82', 110' 2–2 Third place play-off 68' 0–3 Final 9', 68' 1–2 2017, Russia Group stage 64' 1–3 Group stage 26', 106' 2–1 Third place play-off 94', 112' 1–2 Third place play-off
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