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- Hitzfeld identifies fear factor
Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has put the number of World Cup first-round shocks down to the fear of failure.
The Swiss pulled off arguably the result of the tournament to date when they defeated reigning European champions Spain 1-0 in their opening Group H match, but there have been plenty of other surprises View more »- Chile v Switzerland: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group H game between Chile and Switzerland at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Monday June 21 2010, kick-off 3:00PM BST.
Group HChile v SwitzerlandNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethKick-off: Mon June 21, 3pm BSTTV: BBC1 12pm, BBC1 HD 12pm
Sw View more »- Von Bergen rolls in for Swiss
Steve von Bergen is expected to replace ankle injury victim Philippe Senderos in Switzerland's defence for the World Cup Group H match with Chile, while skipper Alex Frei has resumed training after shaking of a similar problem.
Chile striker Humberto Suazo, who missed their impressive victory over Honduras, has re View more »- Chile v Switzerland - Hitzfeld keeps Swiss feet on the ground
- Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is confident his players will not allow themselves to be carried away by their shock victory over European champions Spain. The Swiss got their Group H campaign off to the best possible start when, against all odds, they defeated Vicente del Bosque's men 1-0 in Durban on Wednesday. H View more »
- Spain looking for Honduras win after Swiss shock
Left with no margin for error, Spain is evaluating how to play against Honduras following its opening World Cup loss in which Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas failed to make the starting line-up.
Bench boys: Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas started the game against Switzerland on the sidelines but could be recall View more »- Senderos blow for Swiss
Switzerland have suffered another injury blow after it was revealed Philippe Senderos will be sidelined for the next two games at least and is likely to miss the rest of the World Cup.
Senderos lasted just 36 minutes of Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Spain before suffering the same ankle injury that ruled captain an View more »- Parreira escapes FIFA disciplinary
FIFA plan no action against Carlos Alberto Parreira following his comments about Swiss referee Massimo Busacca in the aftermath of South Africa's 3-0 loss to Uruguay.
Busacca booked two Bafana Bafana players and, in an incident late on, sent off goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune and awarded Uruguay a penalty after he tri View more »- Del Bosque unhappy after defeat
Spain coach Vincente Del Bosque saluted Switzerland for their solid work in defence but insisted they did not deserve victory over his side in Durban.
Gelson Fernandes struck the only goal as Switzerland, executing coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's game-plan to perfection, beat Del Bosque's European champions 1-0 in the big View more »- Favourites fail to strike back in first major upset of finals
Spain 0 Switzerland 1
Maybe it is those infernal vuvuzelas. Whatever it is, something about South Africa disagrees with Spanish footballers. They have only lost twice in 48 matches since November 2006, both times here.
Last summer, in the Confederations Cup, Spain unexpectedly lost to the United States. If that wa View more »- Hitzfeld fears for injured Senderos
Switzerland manager Ottmar Hitzfeld is sweating over the fitness of Philippe Senderos after the defender was withdrawn during the first half of his side's unlikely 1-0 win over Spain.
The Fulham centre-half was brought off in the opening period with an ankle knock that Hitzfeld fears could rule him out of Switzerl View more »
