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Switzerland Manager On Breel Embolo Yellow Card Call: 'Completely Unacceptable'

Switzerland forward Breel Embolo was sent off in the second half of its World Cup quarterfinal loss to Argentina on Saturday night, a controversial decision following a video review. Dan Ndoye had just tied the game at 1-all in the 67th minute when Argentina's Leandro Paredes was shown a yellow card following a tackle on Embolo. But video showed that the Swiss player was falling before Paredes made contact with him, so Embolo was given a yellow card under the "mistaken identity" protocol that's being used at the World Cup. Embolo had also received a yellow card earlier in the match, so he was...