Swiss media laud team's effort, question Embolo's expulsion

Swiss media largely commended their national soccer team's effort in their 3-1 loss to Argentina, while expressing widespread discontent over striker Breel Embolo's expulsion. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung, a prominent Zurich daily, lamented that "everything had to go perfectly" for Switzerland to advance, highlighting Embolo's yellow card for simulation as a key moment.

Le Temps, a leading French-language newspaper, described the match as one of "efficacy, calm, and intelligence" but titled their coverage "An admirable but somewhat naive Switzerland falls in the quarterfinals to Argentina." They noted the questionable but justified yellow card for Embolo, which led to his expulsion after VAR review confirmed he simulated a foul.

Other outlets, like 24 heures, praised the players, stating, "The Swiss return with their heads held high, with good grades and with regrets" after their "mortifying elimination." However, criticism was also directed at Embolo himself. The Tages-Anzeiger reported that Embolo "flees the stadium without saying a word," contrasting his silence with teammates who criticized the officials. Blick, the country's largest circulation newspaper, highlighted Embolo's hurried departure to the team bus without speaking to journalists, noting his "head bowed and the black cap covering his face."