📹 New rule sees red in Switzerland v Argentina; player distraught

📹 New rule sees red in Switzerland v Argentina; player distraught In Kansas City (USA), Argentina and Switzerland are drawing 1-1 this Saturday (11) in the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The winner will face England in the semifinals next Thursday (15). After going into halftime behind, Switzerland came back stronger and found the equalizer through Ndoye. However, minutes later, a new FIFA rule came into play and left the European side with one fewer player on the field. That’s because, on the field, the referee called a foul by Paredes on Breel Embolo and showed a yellow card to the Argentine player. The problem is that, after a VAR review for "mistaken identity," the referee determined there had been a clear dive by the Swiss forward. And, according to FIFA’s new rule, in cases of simulation, the on-field referee must remove the punishment from the supposed offender and apply it to the "actor." Since Embolo had already been shown a yellow card, he ended up receiving a second one and leaving Switzerland with a man down. Social media went wild over the situation and the sending-off, coming precisely when Argentina was looking rattled by Switzerland’s improvement on the field. Embolo left the field in tears. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.