Switzerland dumps Algeria out of World Cup 2026 as Morocco stands alone for Africa

Switzerland dumped Algeria out of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a 2-0 victory in Vancouver yesterday. Breel Embolo opened the scoring after Johan Manzambi's left-wing cross, and Dan Ndoye fired home the second just after halftime following a weak clearance by Algeria's goalkeeper Luca Zidane.

The loss sees Algeria join fellow African nations Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Senegal and South Africa already eliminated from the tournament. Morocco remains the sole African representative still alive, set to face the winner of Friday's Colombia-Ghana match for a quarterfinal spot.

For Nigerian fans, this means North Africa's last hope is gone while West and Central Africa's teams have all fallen. Morocco's campaign now carries the continent's hopes as Switzerland advances to face either the Super Eagles or Los Cafeteros next round.

What does this mean for Africa's World Cup hopes? With Morocco flying the African flag alone in the last 16, will they break the continental curse or join their peers in early exit?

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/07/03/switzerland-beat-algeria-2-0-to-move-into-world-cup-last-16/