World Cup: IFAB admits VAR error after controversial Embolo red card against Argentina
French outlet L’Équipe, quoting an IFAB circular, reported that the law-making body stated that “a yellow card, which is not a second yellow card, can only be reviewed to identify the player who committed the foul; the foul itself cannot be reviewed or changed.
During the match, Leandro Paredes was initially shown a yellow card for a foul on Embolo before VAR intervened, citing mistaken identity.
The circular has cast fresh light on several refereeing decisions during the tournament, where VAR was granted expanded powers, including intervening in cases of mistaken identity involving yellow and red cards.
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