Shock for Spain : Spain vs. Switzerland 1-0

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Spain vs. Switzerland 1-0

Last match of the first round of World Cup group stage has brought an amazing match in which Switzerland defeat favored Spain with 1-0 result. So European champion, and the main favorite for the World Cup title experienced a shock which nobody hoped for.

World Cup has finally brought us a real drama! Spain dominated from the first to the last minute of the match, but failed even to get a single point. With brilliant tactics of Swiss team succeeded to stop Spain thanks to great defense and great Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.

The biggest hero in this historical victory of the Swiss team was midfielder Gelson Fernandes who scored only goal on the match in the 52nd minute. The action began goalkeeper Benaglio with long ball.

Despite the fact that the whole match played a subordinate role, Switzerland, in addition to this goal, has several good opportunities and could score second goal, especially from the great opportunity in the 74th minute. Then Eren Derdiyok done a great job in the Spanish penalty area, but had no luck because he hit the goal frame.