Incredible moment in England – Uruguay » The player received two yellow cards and was not sent off
Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Saturday, March 28, 2026, 09:30 / Updated Saturday, March 28, 2026 09:30
An incredible incident took place on Friday night at Wembley during the friendly match between England and Uruguay (1-1), with Manuel Ugartethe Manchester United player, in the foreground.
Although the Uruguayan received two yellow cards, he was not sent off. At the end of the game, the referee said that the first card was given to another player, although the pictures prove otherwise.
Ugarte was not sent off after receiving two yellow cards
Specifically, the Manchester United midfielder, Manuel Ugartealready booked for a rough tackle, received a second yellow card in the last ten minutes of the match for vehement protests at referee Sven Jablonski after Ben White's goal had been awarded.
The German referee did not show the red card to the 24-year-old, and in an attempt to correct the error, the fourth official later claimed that the second yellow card had been “overturned”. coach URUGUAY, Marcelo Bielsareacted immediately and correctly, replacing the Ugarte minutes after the incident to avoid more serious consequences.
Confusion reached its peak after the match as a new announcement from the referees and VAR stated that the first yellow card had not been awarded to Ugartebut to his teammate, Jose Maria Gimenezaccording to The Sun. Although the video shows how the referee gives the Manchester United player the two cards.
VIDEO with the moment:
🚨 NEVER SEEN BEFORE! 🤯
Manuel Ugarte received TWO yellows against England and he was NOT sent off. ❌🇺🇾
— Polymarket FC (@PolymarketFC) March 27, 2026
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The whole scene reminded of his historical blunder Graham Poll from the 2006 World Cup. Then the English referee showed him three yellow cards Josip Simunic in the match Croatia – Australiabefore finally removing it.
During this period, England will play another friendly against Japan (March 31), while Uruguay will play against Algeria (March 31). The two national teams already qualified for the World Championship in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.
