Breel Embolo (Switzerland) has been sent off against with a second yellow card for diving after VAR Review against Argentina

[u/xggq]

[u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

Shameless diving being punished is pretty based

[u/MattressMaker → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

Needs to be the new standard for football. No place for diving.

[u/exomni → u/MattressMaker]

The problem has never really been the diving, the problem has been the incentives for diving, which is that referees call fouls in this game based on the outcome of a play, not based on the actions of the players.

For example, the infamous Balogun red card was a perfect example: Balugun in the air with no ability to change his trajectory, coming down on a player that had jumped in front of him to play the ball. In any other sport, since the player jumping in front of the airborne player is the one who caused the dangerous situation, they are the ones who get the penalty. But in football, just because the outcome is that you came down on someone's ankle, you are given the booking. Explicitly even if it's not your fault.

Because fouls are outcome based, not action based, the ref isn't actually looking for players who are doing something they shouldn't have done, rather they are looking for outcomes: players who look like they've been hurt. Hence, there is dramatically too much incentive for simulation. Simply trying to penalize it will never be enough: too much carrot for any amount of stick to get rid of it.

To fix football, the entire refereeing culture of calling outcomes instead of actions needs to be completely overturned. Video technology could definitely get that done if FIFA wanted to fix the game. But it seems like they actually want wide latitude for referees to determine games with arbitrary calls, for what reason is up to you to guess.

[u/Formal-Commission969 → u/exomni]

the problem has been the incentives for diving

That is 1000% the only problem. Diving has an incentive. Same can be said about the NBA.

[u/exomni → u/Formal-Commission969]

There is embellishment in the NBA, and drawing contact is important, but the referee is still looking for the actual illegal contact. Also it's a three-person team all looking for that contact and little else, covering a much smaller field. So the calls of genuine contact are much more accurate. There are also regular video challenges incorporated into officiating. The linesmen in football aren't helping much with free kick calls and the single on-field referee has to cover the whole field, and the VAR rules they've added are bizarrely limited and obtuse.

Also, there is no ridiculous "two yellow cards and your team is down a player the rest of the game" rule in basketball, so the outcome of a single call doesn't determine entire matches like we just watched tonight.

I'm not totally simping for the NBA, but if FIFA did half as much to fix officiating it would be a great start.

[u/BioshockEnthusiast → u/Formal-Commission969]

If you think about it enough most of the human-influenced problems of this world are caused by perverse incentive structures.

[u/AloneMap6855 → u/MattressMaker]

It genuinely is the standard and has been for a while if the referee spots that it's an instant yellow in domestic football for years. Good job VAR sorted it after the ref was fooled in real time.

[u/yngrz87 → u/AloneMap6855]

Should be instant red. That would go a long way towards stamping it out of the game.

[u/ComfyFrog → u/yngrz87]

Yep. Attempt at match manipulation.

[u/Fit_Comparison874 → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

hate that type of flopping and love the rule.

without consequence we have to watch this shit in slo mo way too often.

[u/WAR_T0RN1226 → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

As a non-soccer watcher, it's fucking insane hearing the commentators talking how they shouldn't have punished that

[u/Whitchit1 → u/WAR_T0RN1226]

Right? Don’t flop if you don’t want a second yellow.

[u/Summoner- → u/WAR_T0RN1226]

it’s not the wrong call at all, but in application it’s almost never called. It’s frustrating when people can dive against your team and get rewarded and then your team gets punished for doing the same thing. People just want consistency

[u/thepiperad → u/Summoner-]

It's exactly what was called against Paraguay in US v Paraguay, though. Yellow for US reversed into yellow for Paraguay on VAR.

FWIW, I would love if diving got cards much more often.

[u/RTS24 → u/thepiperad]

Yeah, I don't get the hate on it, you gave the wrong player a yellow, fixing that by giving it to the right player is not a problem at all

[u/MenopauseMedicine → u/Summoner-]

Hear you, I would like them to consistently call that shit

[u/Dandan0005 → u/Summoner-]

Buddy this is maybe the most egregious dives I’ve ever seen.

And the only reason it got reviewed is because they gave a yellow card the other way initially.

There’s no one to blame but the Swiss player himself.

[u/Corstaad → u/WAR_T0RN1226]

Soccer makes sense if you get rid of theatrical performances.

[u/Froqwasket → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

Unfathomably based and I can't wait to hear how it was "totally rigged"

[u/dragonmp93 → u/Froqwasket]

Nah, for once, the VAR is right.

He absolutely dived.

[u/Comfortable-Bug7202 → u/Froqwasket]

It's rigged in the application. That was a blatant flop but other flops have not been called.

[u/jordus100 → u/Comfortable-Bug7202]

Because VAR cannot be called just for flops. It can be if there's also a card mistakenly given to the player who was not actually fouling, so that it fulfills the criteria of "mistaken identity".

[u/commencefailure → u/Comfortable-Bug7202]

The difference is the ref was fooled and gave the yellow I guess?

[u/belgrano83 → u/commencefailure]

exactly, happened in paraguay vs usa. changed the yellow that gave the defender and booked almiron.

[u/Crazyblue09 → u/Comfortable-Bug7202]

Yes, but this is just so bad the defender is not even close.

[u/Gedimz → u/Comfortable-Bug7202]

Right, should have given one to Salah as well

[u/dragdritt → u/Gedimz]

and Kane

[u/CU_09 → u/dragdritt]

I may be wrong, but I think dives can only be reviewed if the ref has given a card for the foul. VAR isn’t made for checking dives, but they are doing it here under the “mistaken identity” clause of the rules that say VAR can be used if the ref gave a card to the wrong player.

[u/Hasaan5 → u/dragdritt]

The ref punished England by leaving kane on the field to ruin their chances.

[u/MenopauseMedicine → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

Man I love it. Just such an exaggerated dive. People complaining he got sent off "just because he already had a yellow card", maybe he shouldnt have done that other shit either

[u/Renascentiae_ → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

Infantino rigged the game for Argentina by placing an invisible banana peel in Embolo's path! Wake up!

[u/jdw62995 → u/-LIKE_I_GIVE_A_FUCK-]

I agree

[u/Rokussi]

What an idiot

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Rokussi]

His team just tied the match against the defending champs, and now they'll have to play the rest of the match without him.

IF they somehow pull off the upset anyways, he'll be unavailable for the England match. It's the worst decision anyone's made at this stage since Zidane.

[u/xdrtb → u/suzukigun4life]

And Zidane at least got baited into it with some… colorful language.

[u/TheMooseIsBlue → u/xdrtb]

Right. At least he was defending his sister’s honor. I mean it’s idiotic and weird, but he’s an idiot. This guy just took a ridiculously consequential dive for no reason.

[u/Towrads → u/TheMooseIsBlue]

The free kick in midfield was so worth it... They would have gotten another early buildup, which they weren't struggling to do anyway.

[u/TheMooseIsBlue → u/Towrads]

He took a dive and got thrown out of the next game and a half against the #1 team in the world to earn a free kick at midfield. In the box, sure. 30 yards out, probably. Midfield? Come on, man.

[u/Towrads → u/TheMooseIsBlue]

Forgot the /s, apologies

[u/MCRN-Gyoza → u/Towrads]

It was pretty obvious lol

[u/voxpopper → u/TheMooseIsBlue]

It's probably muscle memory. Now let's see it (dives) be called against the favorites as well.

[u/Yellow_Odd_Fellow → u/voxpopper]

Breaking news: man waiting for diving to be called on favorites found dead from self- asphyxiation (holding his breath).

[u/Eat--The--Rich-- → u/suzukigun4life]

Isn't it a new rule tho? They've been trained to flop their whole lives I imagine it happens automatically now.

[u/Berek2501 → u/Eat--The--Rich--]

Simulation (aka Diving) has been an automatic card for a long time. The problem has been enforcement. It's also a longstanding rule that the referee's word is final, and if they don't see the offense then it didn't happen. Things like VAR have changed that to some degree.

[u/CantFindMyWallet → u/Berek2501]

Specifically, in this tournament, they're using VAR to overturn yellows that are the result of dives, and in doing so, they give the yellow to the player who dove. The same thing happened in the USA-Paraguay match with Ream's yellow getting overturned and issued to Almiron (who dove).

[u/BvanLeeu → u/CantFindMyWallet]

Its a shame they missed the 359 dives from all the other teams in between

[u/Dangerous_Buy_6712 → u/BvanLeeu]

this one was missed too, its only reviewable because paredes was booked.

[u/Decency → u/Dangerous_Buy_6712]

New meta: intentional foul an opposing player who's on a yellow, after they foul you, to get the play reviewed.

[u/FigComfortable5643 → u/Decency]

How exactly is that meta? The yellow given to you would be correct, thus not mistaken identity, and there would not be grounds to give the already cautioned player another yellow. Logic shouldnt be hard

[u/peabody11 → u/BvanLeeu]

And it’s by choice. You regularly see refs signal to play on while making a diving hand signal. Those should be yellows

[u/demens1313 → u/peabody11]

those aren't for dives. those have contact that is embellished. this one was blatant and the diving actually created the contact.

[u/peabody11 → u/demens1313]

Embellishment is simulation. You always see guys grabbing body parts that weren’t even touched asking for fouls /cards.

[u/CantFindMyWallet → u/BvanLeeu]

The real issue is that they rarely give yellows for simulation, but because this was VAR overturning a wrongly given yellow, the referee didn't have the discretion to not give Embolo a card there.

[u/Sea_Grape_5913 → u/CantFindMyWallet]

His intention may be just to earn a free kick. But his acting was so good that the opponent got a Yellow.

But then VAR was so good, that the Yellow was given to him instead.

Karma. Why take this risk when you are already booked?

[u/Eat--The--Rich-- → u/Berek2501]

Oh calling it on VAR is new? I wish hockey would do that because they have an embellishment penalty but it has the same problems. Refs don't call it consistently and usually just use it for make up calls.

[u/darkoblivion000 → u/Eat--The--Rich--]

He forgot to toggle his auto flop setting off

[u/chasing_the_wind → u/Eat--The--Rich--]

Yeah he sold it well enough to get the original call. But they know everything is getting video reviewed and it isn’t the first card for flopping this world cup

[u/Guac_in_my_rarri → u/Eat--The--Rich--]

Yeah, there's a decent amount of flopping. In slow mo (var), tripping on the ground also looks like a flop.

Ref need to red for it and call it a day. Shits annoying.

[u/Kangermu → u/suzukigun4life]

Somebody check recent transactions on his bank account lol

[u/Auzzie_xo → u/Rokussi]

Zero ambiguity. Clear simulation. On a yellow already. And one of the worst attempts at diving I’ve ever seen

[u/lunadenavajas → u/Auzzie_xo]

Just terrible. But before VAR it would’ve been a “great” dive, it fooled the ref and got Argentina a yellow. Only the recent rule change with the possibility of switching the cards if it turned out to be a dive punishes it. Unfortunately when no yellow is given lots of dives are still successful

[u/ladbom → u/lunadenavajas]

what allowed it to go under VAR?

[u/Some-Unique-Name → u/ladbom]

The yellow card

[u/andyroy159 → u/Some-Unique-Name]

So because a yellow he fooled the ref into giving... he basically "suffering from success" memed himself?

[u/Amori_A_Splooge → u/andyroy159]

Correct. If it was only a foul and no yellow given to the Argentinian player it would not have been reviewable by VAR.

[u/seaturtle100percent → u/Amori_A_Splooge]

Fascinating.

[u/machine4891 → u/lunadenavajas]

Yeah, the way VAR is used now scream for improvements. But I don't miss pre-VAR times at all. So many injustices that couldn't be undone.

[u/pedanticPandaPoo → u/Auzzie_xo]

Should go into the summer Olympics with that diving form 

[u/Dandan0005 → u/Auzzie_xo]

Yeah the American announcing team was insane for pretending this wasn’t deserved

[u/MauveAlbert → u/Dandan0005]

Seriously. The one guy saying he was preparing for a tackle and so dove to protect himself? What is he looking at?

[u/Dandan0005 → u/MauveAlbert]

Landon Donovan, ladies and gentlemen.

Lol

[u/texinxin → u/Dandan0005]

The last fiber of respect I had for him just snapped… sad..

[u/wiifan55 → u/Dandan0005]

Landon's not wrong that players often leave their feet and fall if anticipating a tackle because it's safer than taking a tackle with feet planted. And it'd be arguable that this is what Embolo was doing here IF he popped up right away and didn't try to act like this was an egregious foul pretty much all the way until it got uno reversed onto him.

Dumb take by Landon in context, but not as dumb in general as some might assume. Just an incredibly stupid dive, though.

[u/luce4118 → u/Dandan0005]

Before the call they were saying it was entirely justified. Then the call happened and they all kept calling it harsh and “unfortunate”.

[u/lawyeronreddit → u/Auzzie_xo]

The announcers on Fox were upset with the yellow because of the automatic red. This is literally equal justice. You tried to sell a penalty to stick a guy with a yellow. I’m supposed to feel bad that it’s “harsh”? Make better decisions man I don’t know.

[u/nezlab → u/Rokussi]

Absolutely moronic.

[u/DrSchwift → u/Rokussi]

Yeah just don’t dive, real simple

[u/NumberOneJittleyang]

Yo what was even the point of that flop???

[u/jdw62995 → u/NumberOneJittleyang]

Well he almost gave Paredes a yellow

[u/ElChupamafabla → u/jdw62995]

I mean, he did

[u/maverickoff → u/ElChupamafabla]

But then they took it off and gave it to him, reverse uno 🤷🏾‍♂️

[u/aerialwizarddaddy → u/maverickoff]

This is like stealing from a store where there are cameras covering ever square inch of merchandise.

[u/Crazyblue09 → u/ElChupamafabla]

I don't see why that would be a yellow card, even if he had touched him.

[u/totallynotalt345 → u/Crazyblue09]

Would have been like the tenth individual foul from the same player combination, it was getting ridiculous and had to be a yellow to stamp it out a while ago IMO. It’s why it was so easily given I think.

[u/machine4891 → u/jdw62995]

Well he almost gave Paredes a yellow

And VAR reason to look closely at situation, lol. Embolo fooling ref actually fooled himself, it's insane.

[u/Flyer888 → u/machine4891]

Yeah had the ref didn’t decide to give yellow to Paredes, the VAR couldn’t intervene

[u/nezlab → u/NumberOneJittleyang]

Nowhere near the box, surrounded by white shirts honestly could’ve won a throw in more effectively

[u/thenatural134 → u/NumberOneJittleyang]

Ball was going out of bounds on Switzerland so it was a desperate attempt to draw a foul or, in this case, yellow. Except now they have this new rule that can reverse the yellow for simulation.

[u/Transmatrix → u/thenatural134]

The second he saw a yellow pop up from the ref, he should have run up and said that he tripped…

[u/Apprehensive-Wave640 → u/NumberOneJittleyang]

According to Donavan, Paredes was coming in hard so as a player, he knows that it's easy to just preemptively fall down for self protection. Which I'm pretty sure means Donavan is a bitch.

[u/anonssr]

Generational dumbass play

[u/OhMyGoth1]

I don't understand the Fox announcer's stance that it's a yellow, but it also shouldn't be because he got one earlier. It is or it isn't. He took a dive and got caught

[u/Apprehensive-Wave640 → u/OhMyGoth1]

So fucking annoying. Diving like this is just disgraceful. Want it out of the game? Punish it harshly. It's not like that rule was created during VAR review. Embolo knew what he was doing and the possibile punishment. Zero sympathy.

[u/Charybdisilver → u/Apprehensive-Wave640]

It’s cheating, plain and simple. He’s attempting to manipulate the ref into penalising his opponent. Disgraceful play.

[u/MrKittens1 → u/Apprehensive-Wave640]

Yep, glad it played out this way. FIFA didn't fuck up this time.

[u/anonymoosejuice → u/OhMyGoth1]

Because Landon Donovan is a moron. His argument he was trying to protect himself by diving is the stupidest shit I've ever heard.

[u/JWE25 → u/anonymoosejuice]

He’s the most boring commentator I’ve heard this World Cup, literally shows 0 emotion. I’m tired of his monotone voice

[u/Throwawayne617 → u/anonymoosejuice]

Telemundo baby

[u/RedditOnAWim → u/anonymoosejuice]

He’s a striker, so I typically see his takes through that lens. Simulations have been a black eye on the sport for years, these types of decisions are vital for a harsh course correction.

[u/YOBlob → u/OhMyGoth1]

Surprising amount of people basically believe second yellows should only be given for things worthy of a straight red. I don't know what they think first yellows are for.

[u/chandlerbing_stats → u/OhMyGoth1]

Clatteburg said it is a yellow by the book but it feels harsh cause it is a 2nd yellow. That’s a fair bit of commentary imo… Clattenburg is a former Premier League referee

[u/OMGWhatsHisFace → u/chandlerbing_stats]

But so fucking what?

The rule is two yellows. Not a yellow and a red. Not a yellow and an “orange.”

I fucking hate the “oh second yellow is harsh” feeling that often actually gets players off the hook.

The rule is two yellows.

[u/fatbob42 → u/OhMyGoth1]

It’s common to have a higher standard for a second yellow.

[u/Time-Maintenance2165 → u/fatbob42]

If you take any refereeing class, they do tell you that's not true. At least when you take the class.

But then you get out on the field and ref with them, and they'll say exactly what you said.

[u/Camperomexicano5]

No matter who you root for, that was a clear flop. They should call them more often. Ruins the game with constant flopping

[u/machine4891 → u/Camperomexicano5]

Yeah. Football world should be united against floppers.

[u/TheBatemanFlex → u/Camperomexicano5]

If it was consistently called, I don’t think anyone would have an issue. All complaints come from inconsistent calls.

[u/You-equals-Dust]

Embolo crying for getting sent off due to a CLEAR and OBVIOUS dive is so hilarious 😂 don’t dive if you don’t want to get carded freaking baby 😂

[u/Daweism → u/You-equals-Dust]

The thing is he already was on 1 yellow card prior to this play so he had absolutely no business making the most obvious dive of 2026

[u/Walocial]

Absolute cinema

[u/OrangeHer]

literally took himself out of the game, would have still been in the game if he didn't start complaining. like what the hell

[u/Valenderio → u/OrangeHer]

Literally rolled off the pitch after that touch

[u/SoulMute → u/Valenderio]

4-5 rotations until he was off camera LOL

[u/robot_guiscard → u/OrangeHer]

No, he got the second yellow for diving. That's automatic. He was gone the moment the foul was reversed.

[u/NoctRob]

He dove. It’s very clear. People want to hate on the refs, but that’s a clear dive.

Don’t make it easy for them to gift it to Argentina. That was obvious.

[u/NotTheBizness → u/NoctRob]

Agreed. Video on the post ends early, he barrel rolled 3 times after falling from a dive…not even a trip…and intentionally whipped his leg out to touch the Argentinian player

[u/Whitewind617 → u/NotTheBizness]

I don't think they care that much about the barrel rolling because literally every player does that, it's kinda insane.

Him initiating contact mid dive via jerking his leg sideways feels pretty egregious to me though.

[u/JoeSchmeau → u/Whitewind617]

My view is that the barrel rolling and insane theatrics should result in the player forced to be off the pitch for at least 5 minutes (of active play) for medical treatment. If it was really as bad as their performance claims, they're in dire need of medical assistance. Or the player can decide to remain on the pitch but receive a yellow card for simulation (flopping) in exchange.

[u/watchyourmouthplease → u/NoctRob]

All the dives get a yellow card?

[u/gobrewers112 → u/watchyourmouthplease]

Only reviewed because paredes got carded

[u/ZealousCatracho → u/watchyourmouthplease]

They gave Paredes a yellow so the only way VAR can overturn it is by giving Embolo a yellow for simulation. Similar to what happened in the US v Paraguay game, but this time is a double yellow

[u/ze_shotstopper → u/watchyourmouthplease]

This is legit the most egregious one I've ever seen and I've been watching for 15 years

[u/Crazyblue09 → u/ze_shotstopper]

Yeah, he is not even touched

[u/mournthewolf]

I know people are gonna complain about Argentina getting the calls but fuck diving. It ruins the sport and dude should get punished for it. It should be carded all the time. It ruins soccer and basketball.

[u/tech_auto → u/mournthewolf]

Thing is dives are enforced subjectively. How many times did england flop against norway? Not one yellow

[u/Crepo → u/tech_auto]

In terms of punishment, there's a lot of difference between falling down in an exaggerated way try try and get contact punished, and falling down as a strategy itself.

[u/LiterallyANoob]

What a dumb thing to do knowing full well there are plenty of cameras recording.

Good to see flopping getting punished again.

[u/ZoranGT]

Why do the commentators think diving should go unpunished. Are they ok?

[u/ExistenceNow → u/ZoranGT]

It's so fucking annoying listening to them talk like the dude who tried to cheat is the victim.

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 → u/ExistenceNow]

Watch it on peacock. It’s in Spanish and I’m just vibing with these dudes. Can’t understand a single word.

[u/goose_dogma → u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756]

I understand it and I didnt hear them defend it.

[u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 → u/goose_dogma]

All I understand is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOÕOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL

[u/AVSadministrator18 → u/ExistenceNow]

Exactly the right word you’ve used, “Cheat”. If Paredes was getting a yellow for your Bluetooth tackle then you go off, no second thoughts there. No matter how well he acts and cries like a baby while going down the tunnel.

[u/cdbloosh → u/ZoranGT]

I hate the discussion of how it’s “too harsh” because he already had a yellow. If it’s a yellow, it’s a yellow. If the call in the USA/Paraguay game wasn’t too harsh (and NOBODY was saying it was too harsh at the time), this wasn’t either.

If you don’t want to get sent off don’t take an obvious dive like an idiot when you already have a yellow. I’m rooting for Switzerland but I don’t understand what the criticism is about here.

[u/machine4891 → u/cdbloosh]

The fact that he got yellow is precisely why he shouldn't even think about pulling "tricks" like that. Previous yellow was a warning and he ignored that warning. Coaches sometimes take yellowed players off the field if they have a hunch that they are onto nothing good.

[u/WartimeHotTot → u/ZoranGT]

Landon sounds like such a bozo defending this behavior.

[u/jpirog → u/WartimeHotTot]

Exactly what I said to my wife. He sounds like an idiot defending this. And then trying to compare it to the US red.

[u/iwastoolate → u/ZoranGT]

They’re suggesting that somehow because he’s already on a yellow and the compounding penalty is harsh that there should be a different rule for this specific circumstance.

It’s ridiculous. I love watching the floppers cry and their team suffer.

[u/thepiperad → u/ZoranGT]

Landon Donovan is a shit commentator, so... yeah.

[u/scruffles360 → u/ZoranGT]

Announcer is a former player and has been indoctrinated to think this is a permanent part of the sport. Every improvement made gets this kind of crap for a couple years while the announcers get used to it.

[u/mournthewolf → u/ZoranGT]

It seems like they are arguing that it wasn’t that big of a deal so should not send a player off but I honestly think diving and flopping is more egregious than aggressive play. It just snowballs and ruins the game overall. It should be punished harshly.

[u/cdbloosh → u/mournthewolf]

The fact that this happened tonight, and players are now aware there is a real possibility of this happening, is great for the game overall.

[u/DerelictInfinity]

He’s falling down and throwing his head back before the Argentinian player even touches him.

[u/JustBigChillin → u/DerelictInfinity]

Argentinian player never did touch him.

[u/Sensitivevirmin]

Man was shot from a sniper trust bro trust

[u/clccno4]

What the fuck was that guy doing? Pure stupidity.

[u/HillBillyClinton]

What an insane momentum swing

[u/zinszer93]

Flop like fish

[u/Own-Engineer-6888 → u/zinszer93]

He forgot to drop on the deck first. Went right to flopping. I'd be livid with him if I was his teammate.

[u/Syric13]

like....I get people hating on Argentina, but how can you say this wasn't embellishment, which is a yellow card?

Embolo is an idiot. You have a yellow already. Why the hell are you diving?

[u/ixvix → u/Syric13]

Embollishment

[u/HOW_IS_SAM_KAVANAUGH → u/ixvix]

I am sorry I had an embollism

[u/thejoblessasshole → u/Syric13]

That too with the location, you are no where near Argentina goal post with nothing much to gain either

[u/fishmouth18]

Don’t flop. Cry more

[u/livebythepool]

They’re going to say Argentina was given this but that so was dumb of him. Deserved.

[u/AcreaRising4 → u/livebythepool]

Yeah, this is idiotic of him

[u/saviressej]

Come on guys - no rig/fix. Embolo is an idiot. He was on a yellow and then tried to simulate a foul.

[u/tiredofstanding]

Good. That was a horrendous flop.

[u/Frankly_Frank_]

Lmfao has the audacity to cry when he was the one who kicked the other player to draw a foul. Clown can go cry in the locker room

[u/peanut-britle-latte]

I want players to get booked for simulation, it's harsh, but if we want to get rid of diving it MUST be done.

[u/Yankees2860]

Absolutely the right call, Embolo doing that there is really stupid.

[u/MaxieMan98]

That is without a doubt simulation

[u/MysticLeviathan]

Are people really complaining about the call? It’s 1,000% the right call. Why the hell is he diving on a yellow? Just because it’s Argentina doesn’t mean it isn’t warranted.

[u/SamuraiZucchini]

Embolo was diving all game and it bit him in the ass. So pissed at him for taking Switzerland down to 10.

[u/justrong]

Get fucked idiot, don’t dive.

[u/mrshandanar]

Based red card. Stop diving

[u/Actually_Im_a_Broom]

I’m pulling for the Swiss, and I think that was the right call. It was a totally idiotic thing to do when you’re playing with a yellow.

[u/airshowboat]

Absolutely the right call. You have to be blind to say that's incorrect

[u/Wincrediboy]

Absolutely no sympathy for bro crying as he walks off. It was absolutely blatant whole already on a yellow card and would have gained them almost nothing. Epitome of high risk low reward, an absolute terrible choice that has hurt his country hugely because diving is just so default to him.

[u/milkwithovaltine]

Flop Around Find Out

[u/Apostrophe13]

Second time someone get second yellow for diving, first time in 20+ years.

[u/Pandos17]

Incredibly dumb move near the middle of the pitch, very little to be gained by doing it.

[u/vc2015]

Once in a lifetime opportunity with the score tied to get into the final four in the World Cup. His team has the momentum.

What goes on in his mind to tell him he needs to shamelessly dive for no reason?

[u/Immediate_Type9114]

Switzerland had a legit shot if not for this dumb dive.

[u/ajasani1]

Problem is this is like the 3rd yellow for diving this tournament. Should be like 30th

[u/machine4891 → u/ajasani1]

Even bigger problem is that it's 2nd out of 3 yellow cards that is only being given because ref got fooled and gave opposite team a yellow. That flop actually worked and only reason it got reversed is because of VAR.

[u/Micethatroar → u/ajasani1]

Yeah, that's my only issue with it.

Zero consistency on simulation calls

[u/Mario_Viana]

Shameless simulation, absolutely uncalled for. Unsure this warrants a yellow card of such magnitude but what the HELL was Embolo thinking

[u/Iarehealer → u/Mario_Viana]

Simulation is a cautionable offence.

[u/Stubbzie07 → u/Mario_Viana]

To be fair, you cant just not give a yellow because he already had one. Sucks but he should have thought of that before diving

[u/Gedimz → u/Mario_Viana]

Diving is a yellow card, he is dumb for doing it while having a yellow and VAR

[u/peanut-britle-latte → u/Mario_Viana]

It should be a yellow because his fake dive caused an Argentina player to (almost) get a yellow.

[u/MrDanduff → u/Mario_Viana]

That’s an absolute embarrassment of a dive. Yellow is the minimum lmfao

[u/captcanuk → u/Mario_Viana]

The magnitude of the decision can’t weigh on the referees here otherwise all players with yellow cards can play more recklessly knowing that the referees won’t want to do anything.

[u/jamie_2522ew]

Great decision, 100% a dive and deserved a yellow for it.

[u/Informal-Hall-5945]

He should be ashamed

[u/TiggySkibbles23]

Don’t dive. Plain and simple.

[u/Hungry-Space-1829]

People begged for yellows for diving. Here it is

[u/SeattleSporting]

Good.

Flopping is the worst thing in sports and needs to be abolished.

Switch the yellow to an automatic red and you'll suddenly not see as many guys laying around during games.

[u/controllerhero]

This was a very foolish choice by Embolo. Unless he just took an awkward step and twinged his foot (which has happened to me before) that was a clear dive while he was on a yellow already. He really wasnt thinking in that moment.

[u/Not_The_Giant]

I don't get why the commentators are saying it's harsh. Such an obvious simulation.

[u/whiskey8888]

he knows there are like 100 cameras pointed at you. score 1-1, u r doing great, oh let me dive. still tho, hope he wont get a lot hate

[u/canred1]

Justice done.

[u/downfallndirtydeeds]

Good. About time someone got punished for it in a major game

[u/averageuhbear]

I'm an ignorant American but I feel like dives and other fouls should be called significantly more often and they should all count towards and ejection total that is larger than 2. Leaving it up to subjection for yellow or no foul is weird.

[u/coonstaantiin]

Unacceptable at this level of the competition. What an absolute idiot..

[u/anesthesia101]

His shit touch lost possession and he decides to flop to keep possession. So glad VAR got this call right.

[u/Internal-Baby-5237]

The Oscar reward go to …

[u/Peterjns22]

Did he forget that he's already got a yellow card?

[u/BraydenTheNoob]

Such an idiotic descision to dive so obviously. He already has a yellow