Algeria coach will go up against his former team Switzerland in the World Cup knockout round

NEW YORK: (Jul 2)  Swiss forward Breel Embolo credits Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic with raising up Switzerland’s national team during his seven years at the helm.

Embolo and the Swiss will play against Algeria and their former coach on Thursday in Vancouver, British Columbia, when the two teams meet in the round of 32 at the World Cup.

Petkovic coached Switzerland from July 2014 to 2021. He led the team to the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, then took Switzerland to the quarterfinals of the European Championships for the first time in 2020.