“Fifa match officials’ novel use of the term ‘mistaken identity’ reared its head again in sensational circumstances during Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland, leaving the Swiss forward Breel Embolo in tears and the European side a man down for a total of 67 minutes against the defending champions. ‘It’s completely not understandable,’ Switzerland’s head coach, Murat Yakin, said afterward. ‘I know that they will protect their referee but this rule destroyed the game today.’ The video assistant referee review and red card capped an extraordinary period that turned a previously-lifeless game on its head, with Switzerland netting an equalizer through Dan Ndoye in the 67th minute and growing into the game, only to be a man down five minutes later thanks to VAR. …”
Guardian