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Abu Farchi’s red card seals Austria’s win over Israel

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Saied Abu Farchi was sent off after a gun-like celebration following his 55th-minute equaliser.
Romano Schmid gave Austria the lead with a first-half penalty.
Phillipp Mwene scored in the 90th minute and Saša Kalajdžic added a stoppage-time third.
The referee gave Abu Farchi a second yellow four minutes later, resulting in a red.
Israel finished the match with ten players at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

History

Historical Context

The 2006 FIFA World Cup final in Berlin, played on 9 July 2006, pitted France against Italy and ended 1-1 before Italy won 5-3 on penalties. In extra time, French captain Zinedine Zidane head-butted Italian defender Marco Materazzi, earning the fourth World Cup final red card in history. The incident echoed earlier violent finals such as the 1962 Battle of Santiago, reinforcing FIFA’s tightening of conduct rules.

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Story summary

Saied Abu Farchi was sent off after a gun-like celebration following his 55th-minute equaliser.
Romano Schmid gave Austria the lead with a first-half penalty.
Phillipp Mwene scored in the 90th minute and Saša Kalajdžic added a stoppage-time third.
The referee gave Abu Farchi a second yellow four minutes later, resulting in a red.
Israel finished the match with ten players at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

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