2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 2010.^[1] The group consisted of Switzerland, Honduras, Chile and reigning European (and eventual) champions Spain.

Chile and Spain were in the same group in 1950, in a group from which only the Spanish team qualified for the next round. Chile and Switzerland were also in the same group in 1962, when Chile was host and went on to finish in third place. Switzerland and Spain competed in the same group in 1966, but neither advanced to the next round. Finally, Honduras and Spain were in the same group in 1982. Four years later, in the next World Cup, Chile and Spain would meet again in Group B, against the Netherlands and Australia; Chile would upset Spain 2–0 in their second match, eliminating Spain from the tournament.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Honduras	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

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Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Spain advanced to play Portugal (runner-up of Group G) in the round of 16.
Chile advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group G) in the round of 16.
Switzerland would wind up being the first team since Norway in 1994 to defeat the group winner in their opening match but fail to advance to the second round.

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Honduras vs Chile

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Honduras	0–1	Chile
	Report	Beausejour 34'

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16 June 2010

13:30

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 32,664

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)^[2]

Honduras^[3]

Chile^[3]


GK	18	Noel Valladares
RB	23	Sergio Mendoza
CB	2	Osman Chávez
CB	3	Maynor Figueroa
LB	21	Emilio Izaguirre
CM	8	Wilson Palacios	33'
CM	20	Amado Guevara (c)		66'
RW	17	Edgar Álvarez
AM	7	Ramón Núñez		78'
LW	13	Roger Espinoza
CF	9	Carlos Pavón		60'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Georgie Welcome		60'
MF	6	Hendry Thomas		66'
FW	15	Walter Martínez		78'
Manager:
Alexis Mendoza^{[note 1]}


GK	1	Claudio Bravo (c)
RB	4	Mauricio Isla
CB	17	Gary Medel
CB	3	Waldo Ponce
LB	8	Arturo Vidal		81'
RM	20	Rodrigo Millar		52'
CM	6	Carlos Carmona	4'
LM	14	Matías Fernández	19'
AM	10	Jorge Valdivia		87'
CF	7	Alexis Sánchez
CF	15	Jean Beausejour
Substitutions:
DF	18	Gonzalo Jara		52'
DF	5	Pablo Contreras		81'
FW	11	Mark González		87'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa

Man of the Match:
Jean Beausejour (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)^[2]
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)^[2]
Fourth official:
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)^[2]
Fifth official:
Toru Sagara (Japan)^[2]

Spain vs Switzerland

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Spain	0–1	Switzerland
	Report	Fernandes 52'

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16 June 2010

16:00

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 62,453

Referee: Howard Webb (England)^[2]

Spain^[4]

Switzerland^[4]


GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)
RB	15	Sergio Ramos
CB	5	Carles Puyol
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
LB	11	Joan Capdevila
DM	16	Sergio Busquets	61'
CM	14	Xabi Alonso
CM	8	Xavi
RW	21	David Silva	62'
LW	6	Andrés Iniesta	77'
CF	7	David Villa
Substitutions:
FW	9	Fernando Torres	61'
MF	22	Jesús Navas	62'
FW	18	Pedro	77'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque


GK	1	Diego Benaglio	90+1'
RB	2	Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB	4	Philippe Senderos		35'
CB	13	Stéphane Grichting	30'
LB	17	Reto Ziegler	73'
RM	7	Tranquillo Barnetta		90+2'
CM	8	Gökhan Inler (c)
CM	6	Benjamin Huggel
LM	16	Gelson Fernandes
SS	19	Eren Derdiyok		79'
CF	10	Blaise Nkufo
Substitutions:
DF	5	Steve von Bergen		35'
MF	15	Hakan Yakin	90+4'	79'
DF	22	Mario Eggimann		90+2'
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)^[2]
Michael Mullarkey (England)^[2]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)^[2]
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)^[2]

Chile vs Switzerland

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Chile	1–0	Switzerland
González 75'	Report

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21 June 2010

16:00

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 34,872

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Chile^[5]

Switzerland^[5]


GK	1	Claudio Bravo (c)
RB	4	Mauricio Isla
CB	17	Gary Medel	61'
CB	3	Waldo Ponce	25'
LB	18	Gonzalo Jara
RM	8	Arturo Vidal		46'
CM	6	Carlos Carmona	22'
LM	14	Matías Fernández	60'	65'
RF	7	Alexis Sánchez
CF	9	Humberto Suazo	2'	46'
LF	15	Jean Beausejour
Substitutions:
MF	10	Jorge Valdivia	90+2'	46'
MF	11	Mark González		46'
FW	22	Esteban Paredes		65'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	Diego Benaglio
RB	2	Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB	5	Steve von Bergen
CB	13	Stéphane Grichting
LB	17	Reto Ziegler
RM	11	Valon Behrami	31'
CM	8	Gökhan Inler	60'
CM	6	Benjamin Huggel
LM	16	Gelson Fernandes		77'
SS	9	Alexander Frei (c)		42'
CF	10	Blaise Nkufo	18'	68'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Tranquillo Barnetta	48'	42'
FW	19	Eren Derdiyok		68'
FW	18	Albert Bunjaku		77'
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Mark González (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)

Spain vs Honduras

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Spain	2–0	Honduras
Villa 17', 51'	Report

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21 June 2010

20:30

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 54,386

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Spain^[6]

Honduras^[6]


GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)
RB	15	Sergio Ramos	77'
CB	5	Carles Puyol
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
LB	11	Joan Capdevila
DM	16	Sergio Busquets
RM	22	Jesús Navas
LM	14	Xabi Alonso
AM	8	Xavi	66'
CF	9	Fernando Torres	70'
CF	7	David Villa
Substitutions:
MF	10	Cesc Fàbregas	66'
MF	13	Juan Mata	70'
DF	17	Álvaro Arbeloa	77'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque


GK	18	Noel Valladares
RB	23	Sergio Mendoza
CB	2	Osman Chávez
CB	3	Maynor Figueroa
LB	21	Emilio Izaguirre	38'
CM	8	Wilson Palacios
CM	20	Amado Guevara (c)
RW	19	Danilo Turcios	8'	63'
AM	15	Walter Martínez
LW	13	Roger Espinoza		46'
CF	11	David Suazo		84'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Georgie Welcome		46'
MF	7	Ramón Núñez		63'
FW	10	Jerry Palacios		84'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
David Villa (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Fifth official:
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)

Chile vs Spain

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Chile	1–2	Spain
Millar 47'	Report	Villa 24' Iniesta 37'

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25 June 2010

20:30

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 41,958

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

Chile^[7]

Spain^[7]


GK	1	Claudio Bravo (c)
RB	4	Mauricio Isla
CB	17	Gary Medel	15'
CB	3	Waldo Ponce	19'
LB	18	Gonzalo Jara
RM	8	Arturo Vidal
CM	13	Marco Estrada	21' 37'
LM	11	Mark González		46'
AM	10	Jorge Valdivia		46'
CF	7	Alexis Sánchez		65'
CF	15	Jean Beausejour
Substitutions:
MF	20	Rodrigo Millar		46'
FW	22	Esteban Paredes		46'
FW	16	Fabián Orellana		65'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	Iker Casillas (c)
RB	15	Sergio Ramos
CB	3	Gerard Piqué
CB	5	Carles Puyol
LB	11	Joan Capdevila
DM	16	Sergio Busquets
RM	8	Xavi
LM	14	Xabi Alonso	73'
RW	6	Andrés Iniesta
LW	7	David Villa
CF	9	Fernando Torres	55'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Cesc Fàbregas	55'
MF	20	Javi Martínez	73'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque

Man of the Match:
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo Callado (Mexico)
Alberto Morín Méndez (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China)

Switzerland vs Honduras

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Switzerland	0–0	Honduras
	Report

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25 June 2010

20:30

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Attendance: 28,042

Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Switzerland^[8]

Honduras^[8]


GK	1	Diego Benaglio
RB	2	Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB	5	Steve von Bergen
CB	13	Stéphane Grichting
LB	17	Reto Ziegler
RM	7	Tranquillo Barnetta
CM	6	Benjamin Huggel		78'
CM	8	Gökhan Inler (c)
LM	16	Gelson Fernandes	34'	46'
CF	19	Eren Derdiyok
CF	10	Blaise Nkufo		69'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Hakan Yakin		46'
FW	9	Alexander Frei		69'
MF	23	Xherdan Shaqiri		78'
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld


GK	18	Noel Valladares (c)
RB	16	Mauricio Sabillón
CB	2	Osman Chávez	64'
CB	5	Víctor Bernárdez
LB	3	Maynor Figueroa
CM	8	Wilson Palacios	89'
CM	6	Hendry Thomas	4'
RW	17	Edgar Álvarez
LW	7	Ramón Núñez		67'
CF	10	Jerry Palacios		78'
CF	11	David Suazo	58'	87'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Walter Martínez		67'
FW	12	Georgie Welcome		78'
MF	19	Danilo Turcios		87'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
Noel Valladares (Honduras)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Fifth official:
Jose Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)

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Due to a one-match suspension of manager Reinaldo Rueda, assistant manager Alexis Mendoza took his place on the bench.

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"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Spain-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
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"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Spain-Honduras" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
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Due to a one-match suspension of manager Reinaldo Rueda, assistant manager Alexis Mendoza took his place on the bench.

[1] [1]
"Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.

[referees_1-16-2] [2]
"Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[hon-chi_line-ups-3] [3]
"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Honduras-Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

[esp-sui_line-ups-5] [4]
"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Spain-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010.

[chi-sui_line-ups-6] [5]
"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Chile-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

[esp-hon_line-ups-7] [6]
"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Spain-Honduras" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

[chi-esp_line-ups-8] [7]
"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Chile-Spain" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

[sui-hon_line-ups-9] [8]
"Tactical Line-up – Group H – Switzerland-Honduras" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

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