Remo Freuler, the Swiss national team player, severely criticized the refereeing crew's decisions in his team's match against Argentina.
Remo Freuler
Club: Bologna
The Swiss national team bid farewell to the World Cup at the hands of the defending champions after losing 3-1 in a match that saw the expulsion of the team's striker Breel Embolo in the 72nd minute.
Remo Freuler said via Blick newspaper: "What happened is a disaster, I still don't understand how video technology can intervene in such a situation in a match like this".
He stressed, "There are many small fouls that are ignored, the entire incident is strange, what happened didn't take 10 seconds and only 2 seconds were looked at".
Freuler concluded his statements, "I have no idea what this referee is doing, in fact, until now I don't understand".
The referee awarded 18 fouls in favor of Argentina compared to 14 in favor of Switzerland, sent off Embolo for receiving two yellow cards, and showed 3 yellow cards to Argentina.
The Argentine national team reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive time, which happens for the first time since 1986 and 1990 when they won the first title and lost the second at that time.
The Argentine national team has not lost in the last 13 World Cup matches, with 11 wins and two draws.
Meanwhile, the match witnessed Switzerland falling behind in the score for the first time during the 2026 edition.
The Argentine national team will meet England next Wednesday in the golden square at Atalanta Stadium at ten in the evening.
