TIL that in the 2006 World Cup match between Croatia and Australia, Croatian Josip Šimunić received 3 yellow cards, instead of the usual 2. Šimunić is Australian-born, and hence speaks English with an Australian accent. This probably caused the mistake made by the referee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies#Croatia_vs._Australia_(group_stage)

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1535uvm/til_that_in_the_2006_world_cup_match_between/

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