2010 World Cup: Day 6

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 17, 2010

2010 World Cup: Day 6

Switzerland 1, Spain 0

Gelson Fernandes scored in the 52nd minute and Switzerland held on from there to pull off the biggest surprise of the first round to date. Spain, the reigning European champion, had won 12 games in a row.

Switzerland 1, Spain 0

The Swiss were outshot 24-8, but Gelson Fernandes made good on his chance early in the second half.

Switzerland 1, Spain 0

Sergio Ramos and Spain kept goalkeeper Diego Benaglio busy but couldn't break through against a Swiss side that has now gone 490 minutes without giving up a World Cup goal dating to the 2006 tournament.

Uruguay 3, South Africa 0

Diego Forlan (10) scored once in each half to lead Uruguay past South Africa, which is in danger of becoming the first host nation in tournament history to be eliminated in the group stage.

Uruguay 3, South Africa 0

South Africa goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune gave up this goal to Diego Forlan in the first half. In the 76th minute, Khune was ejected for clipping the leg of Luis Suarez as the forward jumped over him in front of an open net.

Uruguay 3, South Africa 0

Alvaro Pereira capped the scoring by beating backup goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs with this header in stoppage time.

Chile 1, Honduras 0

In a Group H opener, Jean Beausejour converted a cross from Mauricio in the 34th minute to send Chile on its way to its first World Cup victory in 48 years.

Chile 1, Honduras 0

Arturo Vidal (top) and Chile picked up three points, but coach Marcelo Bielsa felt his side squandered several scoring opportunities. ''You can't foresee what will happen, but if the group is decided in that way [on goal difference], then we will rue the chances we missed,'' Bielsa told reporters afterward.