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The 2026 World Cup keeps delivering its share of wild storylines, but the mishap Breel Embolo went through during the clash between Switzerland and Argentina is likely to be talked about for a very long time.
With 15 minutes left in normal time, just after referee João Pinheiro had shown Leandro Paredes a yellow card following a heated challenge with Embolo, VAR stepped in on the grounds of a "mistaken identity."
After reviewing the footage, the referee made a dramatic U-turn: clearing Paredes, he decided that Embolo had actually exaggerated the contact. That fatal reinterpretation led the referee to show the Swiss player a yellow card.
Major problem: Embolo had already been booked. So this improbable twist turned into a second yellow card, meaning an immediate sending-off. Going from victim to dismissed player in the **** e of a minute, Embolo could not contain his rage and despair, breaking down in tears as he headed back to the dressing room.
The 2026 World Cup keeps delivering its share of wild storylines, but the mishap Breel Embolo went through during the clash between Switzerland and Argentina is likely to be talked about for a very long time.
With 15 minutes left in normal time, just after referee João Pinheiro had shown Leandro Paredes a yellow card following a heated challenge with Embolo, VAR stepped in on the grounds of a "mistaken identity."
After reviewing the footage, the referee made a dramatic U-turn: clearing Paredes, he decided that Embolo had actually exaggerated the contact. That fatal reinterpretation led the referee to show the Swiss player a yellow card.
Major problem: Embolo had already been booked. So this improbable twist turned into a second yellow card, meaning an immediate sending-off. Going from victim to dismissed player in the **** e of a minute, Embolo could not contain his rage and despair, breaking down in tears as he headed back to the dressing room.
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