Embolo red card turns Swiss dream into heartbreak against Argentina

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• Bellingham also scored twice in the round of 16 as England beat co-host Mexico.

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• All of a sweat, Murat Yakin's side were tasted with coming from behind - that was uncharted territory for Switzerland at this World Cup.

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• Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said his side got lucky.

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• Switzerland managed to get the game to extra time, and was trying to survive to a shootout.

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• Murat Yakin, a Swiss team technician, said that Breel Embolo is "devastated" by the expulsion to Argentina.

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• Argentina know how to suffer, says Alvarez after Swiss World Cup test.

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• By then, the Swiss had nothing left.

  according to The Korea Herald +2

• For much of this World Cup, neither England nor Argentina have really clicked into gear.

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• Then, in a moment of study, Breel Embolo got himself sent off for diving.

  according to Malay Mail +2

• England have now come from behind to win two knockout matches at this tournament, having previously ended a long-standing World Cup hoodoo with their comeback victory over Mexico in the Round of 16.

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• The defeat ended Switzerland’s first World Cup quarter-final appearance since 1954 and left them one victory short of reaching the last four for the first time.

  according to Channel News Asia

• England, winner of the 1966 World Cup and facing pressure to return to the title match, is now one win away from getting there.

  according to The Korea Herald

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• All of a sweat, Murat Yakin's side were tasted with coming from behind - that was uncharted territory for Switzerland at this World Cup.

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• FIFA had suspended the automatic ban, however, surprisingly to probation.

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• Murat Yakin, a Swiss team technician, said that Breel Embolo is "devastated" by the expulsion to Argentina.

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