2026 WC: Embolo sent off as result of mistaken identity rule
Breel Embolo became the first player to be sent off as a result of a new law for mistaken identity at this summer's World Cup. Embolo, booked in the first half, was sent off after 72 minutes of his country's quarter-final defeat by Argentina following a second yellow card for simulation. The caution was initially handed to Argentina's Leandro Paredes, until the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened to send referee Joao Pinheiro to the monitor. On review, the official deemed Embolo to have dived.
The Switzerland forward was distraught to be shown a red card with his side having levelled against the defending world champions just five minutes earlier. Embolo, 29, left the pitch in Kansas City in tears. Swiss coach Murat Yakin stated, "There was definitely no reason to award a yellow card." Former Major League Soccer striker Bradley Wright-Phillips said, "I feel for Embolo's team-mates, I don't feel for him. He has cost his team maybe getting through to the semi-finals." Jobi McAnuff, a former Jamaica international, added, "Breel Embolo let himself down, he let his team-mates down."
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Switzerland's Breel Embolo faced a significant moment in the World Cup due to a new law regarding mistaken identity. This incident occurred during a
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