The most controversial moment of the match. Embolo's sending-off, right after Switzerland's equalizer, will dominate most international headlines. Because, although the referee initially called a foul ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Switzerland were left furious after forward Breel Embolo was sent off in the second half of Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal after a video review found him guilty of simulation in ...

Referee Joao Pinheiro's decision to dismiss the Switzerland striker was not without controversy. Lars Baron / Getty Images Switzerland midfielder Remo Freuler described the decision to use VAR to send ...

The World Cup has seen its first “mistaken identity” red card, with Switzerland’s Breel Embolo sent off in his team’s quarterfinal against Argentina in Kansas City. Embolo became the first player to ...

Switzerland star Breel Embolo was sent off after VAR utilised the mistaken identity rule. It was a landmark decision during a crunch time in the World Cup quarter-final when Leandro Paredes saw his ...

Switzerland striker Breel Embolo was sent off in the second half of the World Cup quarterfinals against Argentina after a VAR check led to a second yellow card for simulation. The incident occurred in ...

The World Cup officials and VAR sent Switzerland forward Breel Embolo out of the game in crunch time and left his team with one less player against Argentina on Saturday in the Kansas City ...

BREEL EMBOLO’s controversial sending off stoked the conspiracy theories surrounding Argentina. In yet another decision favouring the defending champions, Embolo was shown a second yellow card for ...

Breel Embolo was in tears as he walked off the pitch moments after Switzerland’s 67th-minute equalizer against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal. Switzerland's Breel Embolo (7) reacts in a ...

Not for the first time this tournament, Lionel Messi's Argentina benefited from a highly controversial VAR (Video Assistant Referee) decision, after Switzerland's Breel Embolo was sent off in the ...

Scottish journalist and lifelong sports fan who grew up in Edinburgh playing and following football (soccer), cricket, tennis, golf, hockey… Joined Diario AS in 2012, becoming Director of AS USA in ...

Breel Embolo was left distraught and in tears after the Switzerland forward was dragged off following his red card in the World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Argentina. The Swiss forward initially ...