Switzerland v Algeria, 02 July 2026

Score2-0 to Switzerland
RefereeYael Falcón Pérez
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32
VenueBC Place, Vancouver
Attendance52,497

View Switzerland v Algeria head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 3 Switzerland won: 3 Drawn: 0 Algeria won: 0 Switzerland scored: 6 Algeria scored: 1 . FIFA World Ranking: Switzerland 19th, Algeria 28th . The two previous meetings were both international friendly games: most recently Switzerland’s 2-0 win in Geneva in May 1986.

2 Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

0 Algeria

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

Goals:

Breel Embolo 10 G
Dan Ndoye 46 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Ruben Vargas
Forward Breel Embolo

Starting lineup:

Luca Zidane Goalkeeper
Ramy Bensebaini Defender
Aïssa Mandi Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Rafik Belghali Defender/Midfielder
Houssem Aouar Midfielder
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder
Farès Chaïbi Midfielder
Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Ibrahim Maza Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Noah Okafor for Johan Manzambi 70
Fabian Rieder for Ruben Vargas 70
Zeki Amdouni for Breel Embolo 82
Michel Aebischer for Dan Ndoye 87
Silvan Widmer for Denis Zakaria 87

Substitutions:

Amine Gouiri for Ramiz Zerrouki 58
Jaouen Hadjam for Houssem Aouar 58
Hichem Boudaoui for Nabil Bentaleb 71
Anis Hadj Moussa for Riyad Mahrez 71
Adil Boulbina for Rafik Belghali 82

Cards:

Cards:

Farès Chaïbi 36 Y
Hichem Boudaoui 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marvin Keller
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Silvan Widmer
Midfielder Michel Aebischer
Midfielder Cedric Itten
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Miro Muheim
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Zeki Amdouni

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Oussama Benbout
Goalkeeper Melvin Mastil
Defender Achref Abada
Defender Zineddine Belaid
Defender Samir Chergui
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender Mohamed Tougai
Midfielder Hichem Boudaoui
Midfielder Adil Boulbina
Midfielder Yacine Titraoui
Midfielder/Forward Farès Ghedjemis
Midfielder/Forward Anis Hadj Moussa
Forward Amine Gouiri

Comments:

Switzerland had now reached the Round of 16 in each of the last four editions of the FIFA World Cup tournaments. . In their 45th game, the Nati had now won three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . They had now won a knockout game at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since a group play-off game against Italy in Basel in 1954. They had finished level on points as joint runners-up in Group 4. . Switzerland named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Luca Jaquez was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

Comments:

Algeria failed in their attempt to reach the Round of 16 for the second time in their five precipitations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Since winning their first-ever game at a FIFA World Cup tournament (against Germany in 1982), the Fennecs were now without a win in their subsequent ten games at the finals against UEFA nations (lost six). . Vladimir Petković had now become the first-ever manager to face a nation he previously coached at a FIFA World Cup tournament in a game in the knockout phase. . Algeria named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Mohamed Amoura and Nadhir Benbouali were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

2 Switzerland

Manager: Murat Yakin

Goals:

Breel Embolo 10 G
Dan Ndoye 46 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Ruben Vargas
Forward Breel Embolo

Substitutions:

Noah Okafor for Johan Manzambi 70
Fabian Rieder for Ruben Vargas 70
Zeki Amdouni for Breel Embolo 82
Michel Aebischer for Dan Ndoye 87
Silvan Widmer for Denis Zakaria 87

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marvin Keller
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Aurèle Amenda
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Silvan Widmer
Midfielder Michel Aebischer
Midfielder Cedric Itten
Midfielder Ardon Jashari
Midfielder Miro Muheim
Midfielder Fabian Rieder
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Noah Okafor
Forward Zeki Amdouni

Comments:

Switzerland had now reached the Round of 16 in each of the last four editions of the FIFA World Cup tournaments. . In their 45th game, the Nati had now won three consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time. . They had now won a knockout game at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since a group play-off game against Italy in Basel in 1954. They had finished level on points as joint runners-up in Group 4. . Switzerland named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Luca Jaquez was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

0 Algeria

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Luca Zidane Goalkeeper
Ramy Bensebaini Defender
Aïssa Mandi Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Rafik Belghali Defender/Midfielder
Houssem Aouar Midfielder
Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder
Farès Chaïbi Midfielder
Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Ibrahim Maza Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Amine Gouiri for Ramiz Zerrouki 58
Jaouen Hadjam for Houssem Aouar 58
Hichem Boudaoui for Nabil Bentaleb 71
Anis Hadj Moussa for Riyad Mahrez 71
Adil Boulbina for Rafik Belghali 82

Cards:

Farès Chaïbi 36 Y
Hichem Boudaoui 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Oussama Benbout
Goalkeeper Melvin Mastil
Defender Achref Abada
Defender Zineddine Belaid
Defender Samir Chergui
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender Mohamed Tougai
Midfielder Hichem Boudaoui
Midfielder Adil Boulbina
Midfielder Yacine Titraoui
Midfielder/Forward Farès Ghedjemis
Midfielder/Forward Anis Hadj Moussa
Forward Amine Gouiri

Comments:

Algeria failed in their attempt to reach the Round of 16 for the second time in their five precipitations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . Since winning their first-ever game at a FIFA World Cup tournament (against Germany in 1982), the Fennecs were now without a win in their subsequent ten games at the finals against UEFA nations (lost six). . Vladimir Petković had now become the first-ever manager to face a nation he previously coached at a FIFA World Cup tournament in a game in the knockout phase. . Algeria named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Mohamed Amoura and Nadhir Benbouali were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.