World Cup: ‘Never happened before’ – Rio Ferdinand reacts to Embolo’s red card in Argentina win

Former England defender, Rio Ferdinand, has expressed daze regarding the VAR involution that led to the dismissal of Switzerland’s Breel Embolo during their 3-1 nonaccomplishment to Argentina. 

The reigning satellite champions required other clip to decision Switzerland aft the quarter-final lucifer ended successful a 1-1 gully pursuing 90 minutes.

The astir important infinitesimal of the lucifer occurred successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile Swiss forward, Breel Embolo was sent disconnected nether melodramatic circumstances. 

Leandro Paredes received a yellowish paper for a tackle connected Embolo, but a VAR reappraisal resulted successful the rescinding of his paper and the issuance of a 2nd yellowish paper to Embolo.

The replay indicated that Embolo had gone to the crushed successful hunt of a foul, initiating interaction with Paredes.

Consequently, the referee overturned his archetypal determination and issued a 2nd yellowish paper to the 29-year-old.

Pundit, Rio Ferdinand took to X to remark connected the melodramatic incident, stating that helium had ne'er witnessed thing similar it before. 

The erstwhile Manchester United defender posted connected X, “What… ne'er seen that hap before? Crazy scenes.”

At the clip of Embolo’s dismissal, the people was 1-1, with Alexis Mac Allister having scored for Argentina successful the 10th minute. Switzerland equalized successful the 67th infinitesimal done Dan Ndoye, but their momentum was wholly mislaid pursuing the ...