Could anything be sillier than Breel Embolo’s red card in the 2026 World Cup quarter-final against Argentina? Obviously, yes. Proof of this is with Bayern Munich star Michael Olise.
While his team led 3-2 on the pitch at Viking Stavanger, the Frenchman received two yellow cards in just a few seconds for two ridiculous gestures.
He first pulled an opponent’s shorts, which earned him a first warning, in the same way as a shirt pulling. Following his foul, he took the ball in his hands and dropped it on the head of another player. The referee of the game, Bulgarian Georgi Kabakov, had no choice but to send him back to the locker room.
This stupid expulsion cost the Germans two points as the Norwegians equalized in the 90th minute. “He must take responsibility and learn from his mistake. It’s a shame. It’s football, sometimes, and mistakes happen,” said his teammate Harry Kane, speaking to Amazon Prime Video, after the match.
“A huge stupidity”
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany was also quite annoyed after the game. “This yellow-red card is obviously a huge mistake. He knows he has to be smarter, underlined the Belgian technician. You can see in his eyes that he regrets his action. But these things happen. You can’t always be the smartest on the pitch. I hope we can learn from this.”
Due to his red card, Michael Olise will miss the clash against Arsenal on the next day of the Champions League preliminary phase.
