Embolo red card ends Switzerland's World Cup in extra time

Embolo red card, heartbreak in extra time

Argentina 3–1 Switzerland. The quarterfinal swung on one moment. Breel Embolo was sent off in extra time after VAR intervention, and your team collapsed from there, conceding twice in the added period (1). Christoph Kramer did not hide how much it hurt. "Das hat mir das Herz gebrochen," he said after watching his former teammate's night end that way (1). The red card came from referee Joao Pinheiro, and it changed everything. Switzerland had held Argentina through 90 minutes before it all unraveled.

Kobel's heroics erased, a run cut short

Gregor Kobel was the reason Switzerland even reached this stage, saving Cucho Hernandez's penalty to beat Colombia in the last 16. That performance, the meticulously prepared shootout, the broken penalty curse, none of it matters now. Murat Yakin's side had the defensive structure and the belief. One VAR decision ended it. Dan Ndoye and Leandro Paredes were among the names on the pitch (1), but the red card swallowed the story.

England face Argentina in Wednesday's semifinal

Argentina move on to face England in the second semifinal, played Wednesday, July 15 (2). The winner meets either France or Spain in the final. France and Spain played their semifinal Tuesday night (2). Your tournament is over. The exit will sting for a long time.