FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, July 2, 2026
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Switzerland DDWWW 2
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BC Place · 52,497 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Switzerland eliminate Algeria from World Cup with comfortable 2-0 win

Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye both scored and Switzerland advanced to the Round of 16.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
55.5
Possession
44.5
8
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
478
Accurate Passes
355
563
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
52
29
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
14
21
Tackles
20
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
17
14
Effective Clearances
23
14
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:19 Gibbs backs Switzerland to reach WC quarterfinals Watch on ESPN

Lineups

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 6Denis ZakariaRB
  6. 9Johan ManzambiAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Remo FreulerRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 17Rubén VargasAM-L
  11. 11Dan NdoyeAM-R

ALG · 4-3-3

  1. 23Luca ZidaneG
  2. 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
  3. 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
  4. 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  5. 17Rafik BelghaliRB
  6. 19Nabil BentalebCM
  7. 10Farès ChaïbiLM
  8. 6Ramiz ZerroukiRM
  9. 22Ibrahim MazaF
  10. 8Houssem AouarLF
  11. 7Riyad MahrezRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Switzerland 1, Algeria 0. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johan Manzambi following a fast break.
  2. 16' Delay in match because of an injury Johan Manzambi (Switzerland).
  3. 16'
  4. 17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 17'
  6. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  7. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  8. 28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 36' Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 46' Goal! Switzerland 2, Algeria 0. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 50' Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Maza (Algeria).
  13. 50'
  14. 51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 51'
  16. 58' Substitution, Algeria. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Houssem Aouar.
  17. 58' Substitution, Algeria. Amine Gouiri replaces Ramiz Zerrouki.
  18. 67' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  19. 67'
  20. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 70'
  22. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.
  23. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Noah Okafor replaces Johan Manzambi.
  24. 71' Substitution, Algeria. Hicham Boudaoui replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
  25. 71' Substitution, Algeria. Anis Hadj Moussa replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  26. 72' Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 72' Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  28. 72'
  29. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  30. 73'
  31. 82' Substitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Rafik Belghali because of an injury.
  32. 83' Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Breel Embolo.
  33. 85' Delay in match because of an injury Denis Zakaria (Switzerland).
  34. 85'
  35. 86' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  36. 86'
  37. 87' Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Denis Zakaria because of an injury.
  38. 87' Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Dan Ndoye.

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