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Referee Joao Pinheiro shows Switzerland's Breel Embolo the red card during the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City stadium. Tom Weller/dpa
Breel Embolo broke down in tears after receiving a second booking for a dive in Switzerland's 3-1 extra-time loss to Argentina in the World Cup - but sympathy was in short supply.
"He is devastated," coach Murat Yakin said. "It hurts us, it hurts him that we were a man down on the pitch like that."
Embolo was sent off in Kansas City five minutes after Switzerland's equalizer by Dan Ndoye.
The referee had initially shown Argentina's Leandro Paredes a yellow card for a foul but after reviewing the video, he withdrew it and Embolo was booked for the second time for an obvious dive on 72 minutes. Team-mates had to console the striker on the pitch.
"With his sending-off, Breel Embolo does the team a huge disservice," Swiss newspaper the Neue Zürcher Zeitung wrote.
Argentina then took a grip of the game again and scored twice in extra-time to seal a semi-final meeting with England.
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Colombia's Gustavo Puerta and Switzerland's Breel Embolo battle for the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match between Colombia and Switzerland at BC Place Stadium. Leonardo Ramirez/eyepix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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