Spain v Switzerland, 16 June 2010
| Score | 1-0 to Switzerland |
| Referee | Howard Webb |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group H |
| Venue | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
| Attendance | 62,453 |
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Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST)
Man of the Match:
Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)
Mike Mullarkey (England)
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Switzerland would wind up being the first team since Norway in 1994 to defeat the eventual group winner in their opening match but fail to advance to the second round.
0
Spain
Manager: Vicente Del Bosque
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Iker Casillas
Defender
Capdevila
Defender
Gerard Piqué
Defender
Puyol
Defender
Sergio Ramos
Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Iniesta
Midfielder
Sergio Busquets
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Midfielder
Xavi
Forward
David Villa
Substitutions:
| Jesús Navas for David Silva | 62 |
| Fernando Torres for Sergio Busquets | 62 |
| Pedro for Iniesta | 77 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pepe Reina
Goalkeeper
Victor Valdés
Defender
Álvaro Arbeloa
Defender
Marchena
Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder
Javi Martinez
Midfielder
Jesús Navas
Midfielder
Juan Mata
Midfielder
Pedro
Midfielder
Raúl Albiol
Forward
Fernando Torres
Forward
Fernando Llorente
1
Switzerland
Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld
Goals:
| Gelson Fernandes | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
Diego Benaglio
Goalkeeper
Stephane Grichting
Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner
Defender
Philippe Senderos
Defender/Centre back
Reto Ziegler
Defender/Midfielder
Tranquillo Barnetta
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder
Gokhan Inler
Midfielder
Benjamin Huggel
Midfielder
Eren Derdiyok
Forward
Blaise Nkufo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Steve Von Bergen for Philippe Senderos | 36 |
| Hakan Yakin for Eren Derdiyok | 79 |
| Mario Eggimann for Tranquillo Barnetta | 90 |
Cards:
| Stephane Grichting | 30 | Y |
| Reto Ziegler | 73 | Y |
| Hakan Yakin | 90 | Y |
| Diego Benaglio | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Johnny Leoni
Goalkeeper
Marco Wolfli
Defender
Mario Eggimann
Defender
Steve Von Bergen
Defender/Midfielder
Valon Behrami
Midfielder
Ludovic Magnin
Midfielder
Marco Padalino
Midfielder
Pirmin Schwegler
Midfielder
Hakan Yakin
Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward
Albert Bunjaku
Forward
Alexandre Frei