Details of Petkovic’s confidential report after the setback of the 2026 World Cup
Behind the scenes of the Algerian Football Federation, a loud surprise was revealed after revealing the details of the technical report that the national voter, Vladimir Petkovic, submitted to the Algerian Football Association, following the disappointing exit of the Warriors from the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup against the Swiss team. The technical report, which was revealed by colleague Bilal Kabbash during the “Debrieve” program on the “Shorouk News” channel, revealing a new stage of disclosure and accountability within the House. “The Greens.”
The report, which was described as bold, included a frank and direct admission by Petkovic that he bore a large part of the responsibility for the World Cup exit. The Bosnian-Swiss coach explained that his tactical choices and the official plan with which he entered the decisive match against Switzerland – his former team – were not successful enough, which paralyzed the movement of a number of important individual keys and prevented the expected response from the squad of warriors in that decisive confrontation.
“FAF” ends the duties of Petkovic’s assistant staff after the World Cup report
The coach’s diagnosis did not stop at the elimination match, but rather extended deep into the national squad, placing the “defensive system” at the forefront of the problems that the technical staff was unable to solve throughout the tournament. Petkovic confirmed in his technical report that the back line suffered from clear organizational problems and a complete absence of harmony and cohesion required in such major international dates, which made goalkeeper Luca Zidane’s net open and easy for attackers to penetrate.
In addition to the defensive deficit, the report raised a sensitive issue related to the fluctuation of players’ levels and the lack of technical stability in individual performance. Petkovic pointed out with a tone of regret that some of the elements who had performed at impressive and promising levels before the World Cup, whether in the qualifying qualifiers or during the preparatory matches, had their performance decline unexpectedly and suddenly once they entered the fray of the official competition. The national voter stressed that the inability to present two consecutive matches with the same rhythm and mental and physical strength deprived the group of tactical stability, which is an essential foundation for going far in the World Cup finals.
In his document, Petkovic defended the list options called for the World Cup, explaining that calling those names was completely logical based on the positive indicators and numbers they presented before the tournament, but the sudden decline in collective and individual performance during the World Cup imposed a new reality that was not taken into account.
The biggest earthquake triggered by the report and the decisions accompanying it affected the head of the assistant technical staff. The contribution of Petkovic’s supporting staff was the subject of harsh criticism and major technical questions following the exclusion, as their role was considered negative and did not provide the desired tactical addition in critical moments of the matches. Accordingly, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to officially terminate the duties of the assistant crew.
The matter went beyond the purely technical aspect to reach the disciplinary aspect, as reports revealed the existence of a heavy legal file related to one of Petkovic’s Swiss assistants, after he was accused of explicitly violating the “duty of discretion” stipulated in the terms of his contract with “FAF.” This transgression hastened his departure and put the corridors of the federation on alert to arrange the affairs of the artistic model again and build an iron protection wall around the backstage of the national team.
This technical report and the frank disclosure it contains now place the President of the Algerian Football Federation, Walid Sadi, and the Technical Committee before a historic responsibility. While the report represents an accurate diagnosis of the technical problems, it will undoubtedly be the most important reference document for determining the features of the next stage, and deciding the decision to retain Petkovic while restructuring his assistant staff or taking more radical decisions to rebuild the “Greens” from scratch.
