They recorded their third straight victory at the tournament to cruise into the last 16, defeating Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver with the minimum of fuss. Their win would have been even more convincing had Fabian Rieder scored an open goal late on, but it did not affect the outcome and they will now face either Colombia or Ghana on Tuesday.
Algeria started brightly but ultimately fell way short as their attempt to progress to the last 16 for the first time at a World Cup was frustrated again.
Fabian Rieder was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
A contender for the miss of the tournament in the closing stages of the game, when he failed to get a clean connection on the ball with the goal at his mercy just a few yards out, did not come at a cost for him and for Switzerland.
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