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Was VAR incorrect to intervene here? This is what @DaleJohnsonBBC wrote about the Almiron diving incident. “When Dutch referee Danny Makkelie stopped the game between the United States and Paraguay in the early stages of the second half after Antonee Robinson headed the ball out of the home penalty area, it was not initially clear why. It turned out he was being sent to the pitchside monitor by Spanish video assistant referee (VAR) Carlos del Cerro Grande to review his decision to give USA skipper Tim Ream a yellow card for fouling Paraguay forward Miguel Almiron. Almiron had not been touched, so Makkelie reversed the caution and gave it to the former Newcastle player instead. It seemed as though the tweaked 'mistaken identity' rule was being used and was welcomed by many watching. "Good spot and the right decision I may add. That's the main thing," said BBC commentator Danny Murphy. "Any adaptation of the rules that means diving gets punished is good." Except it might not have been the right decision. Mistaken identity can only be used for a specific incident, when the referee "has clearly penalised the wrong player", according to the wording of the International Football Association Board (Ifab). "The offence itself cannot be reviewed." Mistaken identity does not appear to cover an opposing player incorrectly being booked when someone has dived. Well-placed sources have told BBC Sport Makkelie's decision was wrong, even if it felt right. World governing body Fifa is yet to clarify the situation.”

Right call but I have to say... how many dives don't get yellows? How many fouls in build up don't get called back? How many "right calls" don't get made when it isn't Argentina?

Foul hahahahhahahah

Both teams are shit ngl. Egypt vs Colombia would have been a much more entertaining game.

I don't really have a problem with either Embolo yellow but by the same standard Argentina should have had between six to fourteen yellows in the first half and they had zero

How on earth do Argentina still have zero yellow cards?

Licha and Paredes got away with sure bookings

Zero yellow cards here. Zero yellow cards against Egypt even after committing more fouls. It’s not even that the conspiracy is true but other teams are being punished for fouls / events that Argentina are getting away with and there’s no explanation for it.

@ConnCFC Harsh call imo and hasn’t been used consistently throughout the World Cup.

Don’t think there’s a worst way to let your country down than getting sent off for diving. A needless dive at that. Embolo has a lot of apologising to do to his team mates

@FabrizioRomano Embolo dived thinking he’s Argentine and would get away with it😭😭😭

Embolo after the red card. 😢🇨🇭

Argentina still the worse team with 1 extra man

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

If they somehow get there, this Argentina team might be the worst to ever make it to the semi finals

REVERSE JINX WORKED

Ndoye is just horrible man

Martinez has committed so much fouls in this game without getting a single yellow card. Even the commentators are tired of him going scot free.

XHAKA IS LIKE "MF BEEFING HIS OWN FRIEND???" 😭😭😭😭

Come on ref, this is supposed to be a yellow card. Argentina escape again.

How many more fouls before he books them?

Ref is losing the game