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“Identity correction” caused controversy at the World Cup
FIFA has commented on the controversy surrounding Brielle Embolo’s dismissal during the 2026 World Cup quarter-final match between Argentina and Switzerland, stressing that the decision is correct and in line with the guidelines in force during the tournament.
This comes after the controversy surrounding the International Football Association Board’s (IFAB) Circular No. 34, which was interpreted in the media as an admission of error in sending off Swiss player Embolo before it became clear that the board was amending and clarifying the rule and not correcting a refereeing error that occurred on the World Cup website. “archive down” Spanish arbitration expert.
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During the World Cup, the protocol allowed for a review of cases of “confused identity”, which allowed the referee to correct a card on Argentina’s Leandro Paredes after a false foul on him, and award a penalty to Embolo after it was determined that he had acted deliberately.
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The change was made after the tournament to close this loophole so that the foul itself is not reviewed, but only the identity of the carded player is corrected. Therefore, the application of the instructions during the World Cup does not become wrong simply because they are changed later, reports Archivo Far.
More importantly, Embolo actually deserved a yellow card with his play and he had a previous card and therefore would have been sent off anyway if the rules had been applied correctly.
Rather, the first error in the incident was against Argentina, after the referee called a non-existent foul on Paredes and gave him a yellow card, before the referee intervened to correct the decision and punish the player who committed the actual foul.
FIFA confirmed that the final decision “restored justice”. It also clarified that it had been in contact with IFAB throughout the process and that the Board agreed with the interpretation used during the tournament.
Therefore, Circular No. 34 was not a condemnation of the decision to send Embolo off, and FIFA’s statement was not a retraction of the decision, but rather an amendment to further clarify the rule.
“Forcible Eviction”
As for Switzerland being robbed by Embolo’s removal, that misses the point. the footballer deserved to be sent off in the first place and the real mistake would have been to let him stay on the pitch because of his cheating, writes the Spanish website.
It is noteworthy that a similar incident took place during the group stage match between Paraguay and America, and at the end, the Paraguayan player Miguel Almiron was also warned for trying to deceive the referee.
