World Cup Red Card For Swiss Player Confirmed As Wrong

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Zurich-based International Football Association Board (IFAB) has clarified the scope of VAR's intervention. For the time being, VAR (video assistant referee) will no longer be able to intervene regarding the nature of the offence in the event of a mistaken yellow card, as was the case with the sending-off of Swiss striker Breel Embolo against Argentina in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup. Select your language

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The grounds of“mistaken identity” may only be used to identify the player who committed the offence, and not to correct the offence itself, the IFAB said in a statement on Monday and obtained by The Athletic. This decision by IFAB follows Embolo's controversial sending-off on July 12 in Kansas City, which should not have taken place.

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