Yellow card
Ramiz Zerrouki
Zerrouki slides in aggressively on Remo Freuler, catching the Swiss midfielder with a late challenge that leaves the referee with no choice but to brandish a yellow card.
Algeria
FTRound of 32
🇨🇭SwitzerlandHome
2–0
🇩🇿AlgeriaAway
0'90'
BC Place
Match events
12'🟨Ramiz Zerrouki
28'🟨Zinedine Belaïd
35'⚽Dan Ndoye
63'🟨Aïssa Mandi
71'⚽Breel Embolo
81'🟨Denis Zakaria
89'🟨Riyad Mahrez
Match preview: Switzerland vs Algeria
🕐 Friday, July 03, 2026 at 10:00 AM (ICT) · 📍 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
Switzerland face Algeria in the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at BC Place, Vancouver. This promises to be an exciting contest between two competitive sides.
Switzerland
52%
Win probability
Draw
23%
Draw
Algeria
25%
Loss
Match timeline
12'
28'
Yellow card
Zinedine Belaïd
Belaïd desperately slides to block Johan Manzambi's forward run but catches him below the knee, earning a booking for the cynical foul.
Algeria
Goal
Dan Ndoye
Ndoye reacts quickest to a loose ball bouncing toward the box after a rushed Algerian clearance, striking a low effort from 18 yards that squirms under Melvin Mastil's hands into the bottom corner.
Switzerland
35'
63'
Yellow card
Aïssa Mandi
Mandi lunges desperately at Breel Embolo with an extended leg, making unnecessary contact that draws an immediate yellow card from the referee.
Algeria
Goal
Breel Embolo
Embolo rises majestically between two Algerian defenders to power a header downward from Johan Manzambi's pinpoint cross from the right byline, leaving Mastil helpless.
Switzerland
71'
Yellow card
Denis Zakaria
Zakaria takes an age to collect a throw-in, deliberately delaying the restart of play—the referee shows him yellow for time-wasting as Algeria desperately searches for a lifeline.
Switzerland
81'
89'
Yellow card
Riyad Mahrez
Mahrez angrily swipes the ball away after the referee denies an Algerian appeal for a late penalty shout, earning a caution for dissent in the closing moments.
Algeria
Lineups
Switzerland - Projected XI
Formation 4-3-3
1GKGregor Kobel
2RBMiro Muheim
3CBSilvan Widmer
4CBNico Elvedi
5LBManuel Akanji
6DMDenis Zakaria
8CMRemo Freuler
9CMJohan Manzambi
7RWBreel Embolo
11STDan Ndoye
17LWRubén Vargas
Algeria - Projected XI
Formation 4-3-3
1GKMelvin Mastil
2RBAïssa Mandi
3CBAchref Abada
4CBMohamed Amine Tougai
5LBZinedine Belaïd
6DMRamiz Zerrouki
8CMHoussem Aouar
10CMFares Chaibi
7RWRiyad Mahrez
9STAmine Gouiri
11LWAnis Hadj Moussa
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