A new study reports that red cards issued at the current World Cup have increased substantially compared with the previous tournament. According to the study cited by Daily Mail, the number of red cards has more than tripled since the last World Cup. The outlets present the change as a notable rise that viewers may have observed during the tournament. The reporting does not attribute the increase to a single cause, nor does it provide detailed methodological information in the excerpts provided, such as the time frame used for comparison, the specific competitions included, or whether the comparison accounts for differences in match volume. However, the central finding across the coverage is consistent: red-card issuance is significantly higher than in the prior World Cup period. The articles frame the result as data-driven evidence that the increase is real rather than perception-based. No additional consensus details are provided about how many red cards were issued, which teams or players were involved, or whether changes in rules, officiating, or disciplinary standards occurred between tournaments.