The match started badly for coach Ricardo Soares' side. Defender Zhifeng Wang received a straight red card just eight minutes into the game. Playing with ten

Vancouver July 2 Switzerland will take on Algeria in a crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 clash at BC Place Vancouver on Friday IST The Swiss finished top of Group B unbeaten while their opponents had an epic path to reaching the knockout stages drawing a thrilling last game with Austria 33 that included conceding a stoppagetime equaliser which meant they finished third in Group J instead of secondSwitzerland are aiming to reach the Round of 16 of the World Cup for the fourth consecutive occasion while Algeria are hoping to record a first win in the knockout stage having fallen at the last16 hurdle in 2014 to eventual winners Germany Coach Vladimir Petkovic knows his opponents inside out having been in charge of Switzerland for seven years and at three major tournaments including the 2018 World Cup The two nations have never played a competitive fixture before but there have been two previous friendlies between them â both played in the 1980s and both won by SwitzerlandThe winners of this Round of 32 game will get to remain in Vancouver to face either Colombia or Ghana in the Round of 16 on 7 JulyHow to watch Switzerland vs Austria live in IndiaLive streaming and live telecast of the FIFA World Cup 2026 football matches will be available on the ZEE5 platform and app in India A subscription will be neededLive telecast of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be available on the Unite8 Sports 1 Unite8 Sports 1 HD Unite8 Sports 2 and Unite8 Sports 2 HD TV channels in IndiaKey detailsDate and kickoff time Friday July 3 0830 AM ISTVenue BC Place Vancouver Referee Yael FalconSquadsSwitzerland Goalkeepers Gregor Kobel Yvon Mvogo Jonas OmlinDefenders Manuel Akanji Nico Elvedi Ricardo RodrÃguez Silvan Widmer CÃdric Zesiger Eray CÃmert Ulisses Garcia Lucas Blondel Becir OmeragicMidfielders Granit Xhaka Denis Zakaria Remo Freuler Ardon Jashari Vincent Sierro Michel Aebischer Fabian Rieder Dan Ndoye Ruben Vargas Renato Steffen Filip UgrinicForwards Breel Embolo Zeki Amdouni Noah Okafor Joel Monteiro Kwadwo Duah Albian HajdariAustriaGoalkeepers Patrick Pentz Alexander Schlager Florian WiegeleDefenders David Affengruber David Alaba Kevin Danso Marco Friedl Philipp Lienhart Phillipp Mwene Stefan Posch Alexander Prass Michael SvobodaMidfielders Christoph Baumgartner Carney Chukwuemeka Florian Grillitsch Konrad Laimer Marcel Sabitzer Xaver Schlager Nicolas Seiwald Romano Schmid Alessandro SchÃpf Paul Wanner Patrick WimmerForwards Marko Arnautovic Michael Gregoritsch Sasa Kalajdzic IANS

Ghanaian midfielder Daniel Afriyie capped a dramatic night with a stoppagetime goal as Aarau beat FC RapperswilJona 53 in a wild Challenge League encounter at Stadion Brgglifeld.Introduced late on, Afriyie made his mark in the 90+1st minute, finishing coolly to kill off any hopes of a visiting comeback and underline his growing importance to the side.Aarau had started poorly, falling 20 behind inside 12 minutes through strikes from Florian Kamberi and Rijad Saliji.