WORLD CUP | Hincapie sent off for covering mouth in talk with Mexico’s Gimenez

Ecuador defender Piero Hincapie was shown a red card for covering his mouth while speaking to Mexico forward Santiago Giménez in second-half stoppage time of Ecuador’s last-32 loss on Tuesday night, according to Yahoo Sports. After a VAR review, the referee confirmed the dismissal at the Azteca Stadium under a new World Cup rule that makes covering the mouth in conversation an automatic red card. Mexico advanced with a 2-0 win in Mexico City as Julián Quiñones scored in the 22nd minute and set up Raúl Jiménez for the second in the 31st. Yahoo Sports reported Mexico will face either England or DR Congo in the last 16 at the Azteca on Sunday night.