Swiss coach fires: We deserved to win more than Argentina! Referee ruined the victory, confused by red card rule.

In a World Cup quarterfinal held on July 12 Beijing time, the Swiss team, playing with one man less, managed to push the game into extra time with great determination, but eventually fell 1-3 to the defending champions Argentina due to the manpower deficit, regrettably bowing out in the quarterfinals. The sending-off of Swiss forward Embolo was clearly the critical moment of the match.

In the 75th minute, after VAR intervention, the referee changed his decision to call Embolo for diving, transferring the yellow card originally shown to Paredes to Embolo. Since Embolo had already received a yellow card in the first half, this resulted in two yellows leading to a red card and his dismissal.

After receiving the red card, Embolo broke down in tears as he left the pitch. This red card also prevented Switzerland, who had just gained momentum, from pressing forward, and they ultimately exited the tournament in disappointment.

After the match, Swiss coach Yakin angrily lashed out in an interview, stating that compared to Argentina, Switzerland deserved to advance: "If you look at the course of the game, you'll see that we performed much better than our opponents, but in the end that didn't bring us victory."

Regarding Embolo's red card, Yakin was also furious but helpless: "We were just gaining momentum, and we originally wanted to bring on attacking players to continue looking for scoring opportunities before the 90 minutes ended. But unfortunately, that's football. I don't know where that rule came from, but it's happened, and we can't change it now."

It is worth noting that this is already the second consecutive round where the opposing coach of Argentina has criticized the referee. In the previous round against Egypt, Egypt's coach Hassan also blasted the French referee for favoring Argentina, causing a huge stir.