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VIDEO: Uruguay's Maxi Pereira sent off for this dirty tackle on Joel Campbell

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Here is your first red card of the World Cup: Nothing was going right for Uruguay on Saturday, especially after Costa Rica managed a third unanswered goal in their opener. 

So, as injury time was winding down, midfielder Maxi Pereira apparently decided he had enough and delivered a nasty kick to Joel Campbell. He earned a red card for his troubles, and now he won't be playing against England on June 19.

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