Empolo Shouldn't Have Been Sent Off
The article focused on FIFA's (IFAB) rejection of the expulsion of Swiss striker Briel Embolo during a match against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup. After a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review, Embolo's first yellow card was rescinded and replaced with a simulation, leading to his second yellow and subsequent red card. However, IFAB confirmed that the referee made a mistake in identifying the offending player, not in the foul itself. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) praised IFAB’s clarification, emphasizing that reviews of card situations should only concern correcting the player's identity and not altering the original incident unless the decision was blatantly unclear.
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