Football Focus Highlight

Swiss look very impressive when melakoni inaugural match of Group H World Cup allowance in 2010 in Moses Mabhiba Stadium, Durban, on Wednesday (16/6/10). Against the European champions who are also favorite champion, Spain, Ottmar Hitzfeld team won 1-0, through Gelson Fernandes scored on 51 minutes.

The results were spectacular end to the waiting Switzerland for 85 years, who never won the Spanish opponent. Because, in 18 previous meetings since their first fight in the match trials in Berne, June 1, 1925 (Spain won 3-0), the best result is a draw with Switzerland.

However, the desire to tame "El Matador" took place at the 19th meeting in South Africa. No doubt, these successes were greeted with joy. Moreover, this time the Spanish arrived with European chapion status, as illustrated coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.

"This historic victory!" said the German coach of Swiss origin, after the match.



"We never beat Spain long ago. We've taken a step forward and opened up opportunities to the second round. But we must remain attentive and focused," added the 61-year-old coach, which is listed as one of only three coaches, who won the Champions League with two different clubs.

Indeed, in those games the Swiss showed tremendous fighting spirit. Despite continued pressure, they managed to close any gap that allows the players to penetrate the Spanish. In addition, performances goalkeeper Diego Benaglio also become a key to the success of Switzerland, because he was several times thwarted opportunities "La Furia Roja".

And, at minute 51 Gelson Fernandes makes a big surprise, when he ripped the nets Iker Casillas. Utilizing a crisis in front of goal, Fernandes hit the ball into the goal that no longer guarded. This is the only goals in the process, as well as recording a new history of Swiss football in his attempt to overthrow their Spanish domination.

- Record attendance

World Cup
2010 Durban, South Africa 16/06/2010 Spain 0:1 (0:0) Provision Swiss group
1994 Washington Dc 07/02/1994 Spain 3:0 (1:0) Swuss Big 16
Sheffield 1966 07/15/1966 Spain 2:1 (0:1) Provision SwissI group

World Cup Qualification
1958 Lausanne, Switzerland 11.24.1957 1:4 (0:2) The first round of the Spanish
1958 03/10/1957 Madrid Spain 2:2 (2:1) The first round of the Swiss

Friendship
1989 Santa Cruz De Tenerife 12/13/1989 Spain 2:1 (1:0), Switzerland
05/06/1988 1987 Basel Switzerland 1:1 (0:1), Spain
1984 Geneva Switzerland 5/26/1984 0:4 (0:3), Spain
1982 Valencia, Spain 2:0 28.04.1982 Switzerland
1977 Berne, Switzerland 09/21/1977 Spain 1:2
1970 Lausanne, Switzerland 04/22/1970 Spain 0:1
1969 Valencia, Spain 1:0 03.26.1969 Switzerland
1955 Geneva Switzerland 06/19/1955 Spain 0:3
Madrid 1951 Spain 6:3 18.02.1951 Switzerland
1948 Zürich Switzerland 20/06/1948 Spain 3:3
1941 Valencia, Spain 3:2 12.28.1941 Switzerland
1936 Berne, Switzerland 05/03/1936 Spain 0:2
Santander 1927 17/04/1927 Spain 1:0 Switzerland
1925 Berne, Switzerland 06/01/1925 Spain 0:3