Switzerland 2-0 Algeria player ratings: Magnificent Johan Manzambi rewrites history after 88 years

Switzerland booked their spot successful the 2026 World Cup past 16 with a 2-0 triumph implicit Algeria astatine BC Place successful Vancouver connected Friday.

Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye scored successful either fractional arsenic Switzerland ended an 88-year hold for a World Cup knockout victory, sparking scenes of jubilation among their supporters.

It was a disappointing run for Algeria, who ne'er genuinely recovered aft Embolo's aboriginal opener and were 2nd champion successful each section against Murat Yakin's side.

Here, Sports Mole provides subordinate ratings from the World Cup Round of 32 clash.

Switzerland subordinate ratings vs. Algeria: The Johan Manzambi show

GOALKEEPER

Gregor Kobel - 7/10

Algeria applied immoderate aboriginal unit but seldom tested Kobel, leaving the Swiss goalkeeper with small to bash beyond making a mates of regular saves.

DEFENCE

Denis Zakaria - 8/10

Nico Elvedi - 7/10

Manuel Akanji - 7/10

Ricardo Rodriguez- X/10

It was a coagulated antiaircraft show from everyone astatine the back, but Zakaria deserves a peculiar mention.

The right-back made 3 tackles, 4 interceptions, 7 recoveries and blocked 2 shots to nutrient a heroic antiaircraft display.

However, Zakaria besides struck fearfulness into the absorption each clip helium surged guardant with the shot astatine his feet. He had a mates of efforts connected extremity and, much importantly, created respective large chances, including the determination that led to Switzerland's 2nd goal.

MIDFIELD

Remo Freuler - 6/10

Granit Xhaka- 8/10

Xhaka does not person the legs anymore, but it replaces it with skill, quality and experience. 

It was masterclass show from the Switzerland skipper, and isolated from 1 stray walk to Kobel aboriginal on, helium was astir flawless. 

ATTACK

Dan Ndoye - 8/10

It took lone 48 seconds for Ndoye to enactment Switzerland up aft the break, and helium scored with large precision. 

When the shot dropped to him connected the borderline of the box, helium steadied himself and steared low changeable crossed extremity into the bottommost country past the outstretched arms of Luca Zidane.

Johan Manzambi - 9/10

The nighttime belonged to Johan Manzambi. At 20 years and 261 days old, helium became the youngest subordinate to registry 5 extremity involvements (three goals and 2 assists) astatine a World Cup since records began successful 1966, achieving the feat successful conscionable 3 matches.

Blessed with blistering pace, the youngster caused panic successful the Algerian defence each clip helium picked up the ball, and his superb tally and perfectly weighted cut-back laid the instauration for Breel Embolo's opening goal.

Ruben Vargas - 7/10

Nearly produced a infinitesimal of sublime prime aft dribbling past a fewer achromatic shirts connected his mode into the box, but could not prime retired a teammate with his debased cut-back.

Breel Embolo - 8/10

The 29-year-old did what helium does champion - enactment the shot successful the backmost of the net. The anticipation helium showed to get successful the close country for Johan Manzambi's cut-back was outstanding, and his decorativeness was arsenic clinical.

SUBSTITUTES

Silvan Widmer- 6/10

Fabian Rieder - 6/10

Noah Okafor- 6/10

Michel Aebischer - NA

Zeki Amdouni - NA

The substitutes did not person a large impact, arsenic Algeria already knew by past that the crippled had slipped beyond their reach.

Rieder, however, deserves a peculiar notation for what could spell down arsenic 1 of the misses of the tourney aft failing to people with the extremity astatine his mercy.

Algeria subordinate ratings vs. Switzerland: Mahrez disappoints

GOALKEEPER

Luca Zidane - 7/10

A hard nighttime for Zinedine Zidane's son, who could bash small astir either extremity and did his champion to support the scoreline respectable with a fistful of important saves.

DEFENCE

Rafik Belghali - 6/10

Aissa Mandi - 6/10

Ramy Bensebaini - 7/10

Rayan Ait-Nouri - X/10

There were excessively galore mistakes and excessively galore casual clearances, which are simply unacceptable astatine this level and successful a lucifer of this magnitude. The defenders indispensable instrumentality work for that.

Ait-Nouri failed to supply the attacking spark down the flank that helium is usually known for, portion Belghali endured a torrid evening arsenic helium was repeatedly exposed by the gait of Manzambi and Vargas.

MIDFIELD

Ramiz Zerrouki - 6/10

Nabil Bentaleb - 6/10

Fares Chaibi - 5/10

Algeria dominated possession, but what they lacked was creativity successful the mediate of the park.

Chaibi was peculiarly disappointing, portion Bentaleb spent excessively overmuch of the crippled dropping deep, often alongside the antiaircraft line.

The erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur midfielder completed 97% of his passes successful his ain fractional but lone 79% successful the absorption half, and that blimpish attack summed up wherever Algeria fell short.

ATTACK

Riyad Mahrez - 6/10

Ibrahim Maza - 6/10

Houssem Aouar- 6/10

After his inspiring show against Austria, each eyes were connected Mahrez to nutrient different infinitesimal of magic.

Instead, it proved to beryllium a frustrating evening for the erstwhile Manchester City winger, who confirmed aft the lucifer that it was his last quality for Algeria. It was a bittersweet ending, arsenic helium was incapable to present the moments of brilliance for which helium is truthful good known.

SUBSTITUTES

Hicham Boudaoui - 5/10

Amine Gouiri - 6/10

Jaouen Hadjam - 6/10

Anis Hadj Moussa - 5/10

Adil Boulbina - NA

After falling 2-0 behind, Vladimir Petkovic threw connected his substitutes successful an effort to alteration the people of the game, but by past Algeria had tally retired of some steam and ideas.

It was a disappointing extremity to the tourney for the African side, who volition anticipation to instrumentality stronger the adjacent clip they grace the World Cup stage.