Harde klap for Switzerland after Embolo's red card: decisive moment

Harde Zwiterland WK' Bepalend Vandaag sees Breel Embolo sent off after a VAR review in Kansas City, where the striker received a second yellow for a dive on Leandro Paredes. Zwitserland entered the second half with a 1-1 scoreline and the Zwitserse side had already seen Embolo pick up a first‑half yellow, showing the match was finely balanced. When the Portuguese referee initially cautioned Leandro Paredes, the VAR intervened after 72 Minuten, overturning the decision and awarding Embolo's second yellow – Embolo's schwalbe led to a red card, a moment that changed the game.

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SRF Sport called the incident a "technisch correcte uitspraak – maar een harde klap voor de Zwitsers", labeling it the Bepalend moment of the WK‑kwartfinale, and noted that Argentinië's momentum surged thereafter. Berner Zeitung lamented that the on‑field error "De onvoorzichtigheid van Embolo heeft ons lot beslist", while Blick added that the red card forced Zwitserland to play with ten men, a costly price for the Zwitsers' ambitions. The match ended with Argentinië's victory, confirming the early exit of the Swiss side and underscoring how Embolo's red card proved the decisive factor for the quarter‑final outcome.