Paraguay were awarded a free kick and Tim Ream was shown a yellow card for an alleged foul on Miguel Almirón.
What happened?
United States captain Tim Ream was initially shown a yellow card for an alleged foul on Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón. Following a VAR review, the referee cancelled Ream’s booking and instead cautioned Almirón for simulation. IFAB later clarified that the mistaken identity provision did not allow VAR to reassess the offence itself, although this type of intervention may be considered in a future review of the protocol.
Ream’s yellow card was cancelled and Almirón was booked for simulation.