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Switzerland's Breel Embolo Receives Red Card For Diving Against Argentina
- Breel Embolo was sent off in the 72nd minute after VAR overturned a foul, ruling there was no contact and booking him for simulation — it became his second yellow and a red.
- The referee applied a VAR protocol used earlier in the tournament to switch the yellow to the player deemed to have dived, but pundit Mark Clattenburg called a second yellow for simulation “very harsh.”
- Switzerland had to play the closing minutes a man down against defending champions Argentina, sparking late-match drama and controversy.
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