# 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 2010. The group consisted of Switzerland, Honduras, Chile and reigning European (and eventual) champions Spain.
Chile and Spain were in the same group in 1950, in a group from which only the Spanish team qualified for the next round. Chile and Switzerland were also in the same group in 1962, when Chile was host and went on to finish in third place. Switzerland and Spain competed in the same group in 1966, but neither advanced to the next round. Finally, Honduras and Spain were in the same group in 1982. Four years later, in the next World Cup, Chile and Spain would meet again in Group B, against the Netherlands and Australia; Chile would upset Spain 2–0 in their second match, eliminating Spain from the tournament.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
* Spain advanced to play Portugal (runner-up of Group G) in the round of 16.
* Chile advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group G) in the round of 16.
* 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.

## Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

### Honduras vs Chile

| Honduras | Chile |
| GK | 18 | Noel Valladares |
| RB | 23 | Sergio Mendoza |
| CB | 2 | Osman Chávez |
| CB | 3 | Maynor Figueroa |
| LB | 21 | Emilio Izaguirre |
| CM | 8 | Wilson Palacios | 33' |
| CM | 20 | Amado Guevara (c) | | 66' |
| RW | 17 | Edgar Álvarez |
| AM | 7 | Ramón Núñez | | 78' |
| LW | 13 | Roger Espinoza |
| CF | 9 | Carlos Pavón | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Georgie Welcome | | 60' |
| MF | 6 | Hendry Thomas | | 66' |
| FW | 15 | Walter Martínez | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Alexis Mendoza ||
| GK | 1 | Claudio Bravo (c) |
| RB | 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| CB | 17 | Gary Medel |
| CB | 3 | Waldo Ponce |
| LB | 8 | Arturo Vidal | | 81' |
| RM | 20 | Rodrigo Millar | | 52' |
| CM | 6 | Carlos Carmona | 4' |
| LM | 14 | Matías Fernández | 19' |
| AM | 10 | Jorge Valdivia | | 87' |
| CF | 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| CF | 15 | Jean Beausejour |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 18 | Gonzalo Jara | | 52' |
| DF | 5 | Pablo Contreras | | 81' |
| FW | 11 | Mark González | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jean Beausejour (Chile)
* Assistant referees:
* Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
* Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
* Fourth official:
* Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
* Fifth official:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)

### Spain vs Switzerland

| Spain | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets | 61' |
| CM | 14 | Xabi Alonso |
| CM | 8 | Xavi |
| RW | 21 | David Silva | 62' |
| LW | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | 77' |
| CF | 7 | David Villa |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | 61' |
| MF | 22 | Jesús Navas | 62' |
| FW | 18 | Pedro | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio | 90+1' |
| RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| CB | 4 | Philippe Senderos | | 35' |
| CB | 13 | Stéphane Grichting | 30' |
| LB | 17 | Reto Ziegler | 73' |
| RM | 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta | | 90+2' |
| CM | 8 | Gökhan Inler (c) |
| CM | 6 | Benjamin Huggel |
| LM | 16 | Gelson Fernandes |
| SS | 19 | Eren Derdiyok | | 79' |
| CF | 10 | Blaise Nkufo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Steve von Bergen | | 35' |
| MF | 15 | Hakan Yakin | 90+4' | 79' |
| DF | 22 | Mario Eggimann | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
* Assistant referees:
* Darren Cann (England)
* Michael Mullarkey (England)
* Fourth official:
* Martin Hansson (Sweden)
* Fifth official:
* Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)

### Chile vs Switzerland

| Chile | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | Claudio Bravo (c) |
| RB | 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| CB | 17 | Gary Medel | 61' |
| CB | 3 | Waldo Ponce | 25' |
| LB | 18 | Gonzalo Jara |
| RM | 8 | Arturo Vidal | | 46' |
| CM | 6 | Carlos Carmona | 22' |
| LM | 14 | Matías Fernández | 60' | 65' |
| RF | 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| CF | 9 | Humberto Suazo | 2' | 46' |
| LF | 15 | Jean Beausejour |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Jorge Valdivia | 90+2' | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Mark González | | 46' |
| FW | 22 | Esteban Paredes | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio |
| RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| CB | 5 | Steve von Bergen |
| CB | 13 | Stéphane Grichting |
| LB | 17 | Reto Ziegler |
| RM | 11 | Valon Behrami | 31' |
| CM | 8 | Gökhan Inler | 60' |
| CM | 6 | Benjamin Huggel |
| LM | 16 | Gelson Fernandes | | 77' |
| SS | 9 | Alexander Frei (c) | | 42' |
| CF | 10 | Blaise Nkufo | 18' | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 48' | 42' |
| FW | 19 | Eren Derdiyok | | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Albert Bunjaku | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mark González (Chile)
* Assistant referees:
* Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
* Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
* Fourth official:
* Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
* Fifth official:
* Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)

### Spain vs Honduras

| Spain | Honduras |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos | 77' |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| RM | 22 | Jesús Navas |
| LM | 14 | Xabi Alonso |
| AM | 8 | Xavi | 66' |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Torres | 70' |
| CF | 7 | David Villa |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | 66' |
| MF | 13 | Juan Mata | 70' |
| DF | 17 | Álvaro Arbeloa | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
| GK | 18 | Noel Valladares |
| RB | 23 | Sergio Mendoza |
| CB | 2 | Osman Chávez |
| CB | 3 | Maynor Figueroa |
| LB | 21 | Emilio Izaguirre | 38' |
| CM | 8 | Wilson Palacios |
| CM | 20 | Amado Guevara (c) |
| RW | 19 | Danilo Turcios | 8' | 63' |
| AM | 15 | Walter Martínez |
| LW | 13 | Roger Espinoza | | 46' |
| CF | 11 | David Suazo | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Georgie Welcome | | 46' |
| MF | 7 | Ramón Núñez | | 63' |
| FW | 10 | Jerry Palacios | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda ||
* Man of the Match:
* David Villa (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Toru Sagara (Japan)
* Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
* Fifth official:
* Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)

### Chile vs Spain

| Chile | Spain |
| GK | 1 | Claudio Bravo (c) |
| RB | 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| CB | 17 | Gary Medel | 15' |
| CB | 3 | Waldo Ponce | 19' |
| LB | 18 | Gonzalo Jara |
| RM | 8 | Arturo Vidal |
| CM | 13 | Marco Estrada | 21' 37' |
| LM | 11 | Mark González | | 46' |
| AM | 10 | Jorge Valdivia | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Alexis Sánchez | | 65' |
| CF | 15 | Jean Beausejour |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Rodrigo Millar | | 46' |
| FW | 22 | Esteban Paredes | | 46' |
| FW | 16 | Fabián Orellana | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets |
| RM | 8 | Xavi |
| LM | 14 | Xabi Alonso | 73' |
| RW | 6 | Andrés Iniesta |
| LW | 7 | David Villa |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Torres | 55' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Cesc Fàbregas | 55' |
| MF | 20 | Javi Martínez | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo Callado (Mexico)
* Alberto Morín Méndez (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
* Fifth official:
* Mu Yuxin (China)

### Switzerland vs Honduras

| Switzerland | Honduras |
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio |
| RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| CB | 5 | Steve von Bergen |
| CB | 13 | Stéphane Grichting |
| LB | 17 | Reto Ziegler |
| RM | 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta |
| CM | 6 | Benjamin Huggel | | 78' |
| CM | 8 | Gökhan Inler (c) |
| LM | 16 | Gelson Fernandes | 34' | 46' |
| CF | 19 | Eren Derdiyok |
| CF | 10 | Blaise Nkufo | | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Hakan Yakin | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Alexander Frei | | 69' |
| MF | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld ||
| GK | 18 | Noel Valladares (c) |
| RB | 16 | Mauricio Sabillón |
| CB | 2 | Osman Chávez | 64' |
| CB | 5 | Víctor Bernárdez |
| LB | 3 | Maynor Figueroa |
| CM | 8 | Wilson Palacios | 89' |
| CM | 6 | Hendry Thomas | 4' |
| RW | 17 | Edgar Álvarez |
| LW | 7 | Ramón Núñez | | 67' |
| CF | 10 | Jerry Palacios | | 78' |
| CF | 11 | David Suazo | 58' | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Walter Martínez | | 67' |
| FW | 12 | Georgie Welcome | | 78' |
| MF | 19 | Danilo Turcios | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda ||
* Man of the Match:
* Noel Valladares (Honduras)
* Assistant referees:
* Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
* Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
* Fifth official:
* Jose Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)