Switzerland vs Algeria live updates: Latest ahead of today’s 2026 World Cup knockout game

Algeria took things to the edge in the group stage before finally securing their ticket to the knockout stage — but they got there in the end.

They opened with the tough task of keeping Lionel Messi and Argentina quiet and failed; Messi’s hat-trick earning a 3-0 win for the defending champions.

Fortunately for Algeria, they responded against debutants Jordan — and after going behind — as second-half goals from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri claimed a 2-1 win that set up their pivotal group-stage finale against Austria.

Riyad Mahrez’s sharp propelled Algeria to the brink of a 3-2 victory in added time, only for Austria’s Sasa Kalajdzic to go straight up the other end and head home a dramatic equaliser. A loss against Austria would have eliminated Algeria.