ðə sˈɪkstiːn kˈɔːʃənz hæd mˈætʃt ðə wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɹˈɛkɚd sˈɛt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː baɪ spˈænɪʃ ɹˌɛfɚɹˈiː æntˈoʊnɪˌoʊ lˈoʊpɛz nˈaɪəɾoʊ ʌntˈɪl ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː kwˈɔːɹɾɚfˌaɪnəl mˈætʃ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz ænd ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə, wˌɛn spˈænɪʃ ɹˌɛfɚɹˈiː æntˈoʊnɪˌoʊ mˈætjuː lˈæhɑːz sɚpˈæst ðə ɹˈɛkɚd wɪð ˈeɪtiːn jˈɛloʊ kˈɑːɹdz.
The 16 cautions had matched the World Cup record set in 2002 by Spanish referee Antonio López Nieto until the 2022 quarterfinal match between The Netherlands and Argentina, when Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz surpassed the record with 18 yellow cards.