Dan Ndoye #11 of Switzerland celebrates scoring his team's second goal. Alex Grimm/Getty Images/AFP
Vancouver: Switzerland moved into the last 16 of the World Cup with a controlled 2-0 win against Algeria on Thursday.
The Swiss will face the winners of Friday's tie between Colombia and Ghana.
The effervescent Johan Manzambi created the first goal in Vancouver, surging down the left wing before crossing for Breel Embolo to tap in.
Aissa Mandi #2 of Algeria reacts. Fran Santiago/Getty Images/AFP
Dan Ndoye slotted in the second within a minute of the restart after half-time, controlling Rafik Belghali's weak clearance and shooting through a crowd of players.
Hicham Boudaoui #14 of Algeria is challenged by Remo Freuler #8 of Switzerland. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP
Algeria 'keeper Luca Zidane was unable to get a strong enough hand to the ball on a bitterly disappointing night for the north Africans.
Jaouen Hadjam #13 of Algeria controls the ball under pressure from Noah Okafor #19 of Switzerland. Alex Grimm/Getty Images/AFP
Algeria join Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal and South Africa as African teams to be knocked out so far at the last-32 stage. Only Morocco have progressed.
