BERLIN (AP) -- The record stream of yellow and red cards in the World Cup has soccer's highest official issuing his own caution -- to the referees.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticized Valentin Ivanov's handling of Portugal's 1-0 second-round win over the Netherlands, when the Russian referee handed out a record-tying 16 yellow cards and an unprecedented four reds.
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