Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic will come up in opposition to his former workforce tonight after they face Switzerland in Vancouver.
Petkovic led the Swiss between 2014 and 2021 however should now plot their downfall as boss of the Fennec Foxes.
Switzerland superior to the spherical of 32 by topping Group B whereas Algeria certified as among the finest third-placed finishers.
The place to observe Switzerland v Algeria: TV channel, dwell on-line streams
Kick-off on Friday is at 04:00 BST (23:00 ET / 20:00 PT, each Thursday). Within the UK, dwell TV protection is on BBC One.
Streaming on an enormous vary of gadgets is accessible by the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport web site.
World Cup 2026: Switzerland v Algeria stats
- Switzerland have certified from the group stage for a fourth straight World Cup event however completed prime of their group for simply the second time, beforehand doing so in 2006
- Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas are the primary Switzerland teammates to each rating in back-to-back World Cup video games since 1954, when Robert Ballamann and Josef Hugi each did so (vs Italy and Austria)
- Earlier than the beginning of Wednesday’s motion, solely Norway (0.19), Argentina (0.17) and Brazil (0.16) had the next anticipated objectives common per try than Switzerland (0.14)
- Argentina (additionally 2) are the one facet aside from Switzerland to have been awarded multiple penalties on the 2026 finals
- Senegal (4) are the one workforce to have scored extra objectives by substitutes than Switzerland (3, alongside Germany and Canada)
- Algeria have superior to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the second time, additionally going by with 4 factors in 2014
- They turned the ninth African workforce to advance to the knockout spherical of this World Cup of the ten entrants from the continent (90%)
- Earlier than 2026, Africa had by no means had greater than half of its groups at a World Cup advance from the group stage
- Towards Austria, Rafik Belghali (24 years, 20 days of age) turned the youngest participant to attain for Algeria on the World Cup since their first such match in 1982, when Rabah Madjer (23y 183d) and Lakdhar Belloumi (23y 169d) netted in opposition to West Germany.
- Riyad Mahrez scored his first and second World Cup objectives at 35 years previous in opposition to Austria, making the winger the primary Algeria participant to attain a aim on the finals aged over 31
