Switzerland’s Breel Embolo should never
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Switzerland’s Breel Embolo should never have been sent off against Argentina, says IFAB

Switzerland star Breel Embolo was sent off in the World Cup quarter-final against Argentina - after a VAR review. It has now been ruled that he should never have received his second yellow card.

It was at 1-1 that Argentina's Leandro Paredes first received a yellow card from the referee after Breel Embolo went down.

The incident was reviewed by VAR under the new “mistaken identity” rule. Embolo ended up being cautioned instead - his second yellow card of the match, and the 29-year-old was sent off.

Something that should never have happened. According to football's international governing body Ifab, the "mistaken identity" rule cannot be used in such situations.

Ifab states in a statement that the rule may be applied to similar situations in the future, but only after an ongoing review of the VAR regulations has been completed.

Argentina won the quarter-final 3-1 after extra time.

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