fˈiːfə pɹˈɛzɪdənt sˈɛp blˈæɾɚ lˈeɪɾɚ sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðæt ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv ʃˌʊdəv ɡˈɪvən hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ jˈɛloʊ kˈɑːɹd fɔːɹ hɪz pˈʊɹ pɚfˈoːɹməns dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈætʃ, dʒˈoʊkɪŋli sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv lˈʊkt "lˈaɪk ɐ wˈɔːkɪŋ jˈɛloʊ kˈɑːɹd" dˈuː tə hɪz jˈɛloʊ dʒˈɜːsi.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter later suggested that Ivanov should have given himself a yellow card for his poor performance during the match, jokingly saying that Ivanov looked "like a walking yellow card" due to his yellow jersey.