European champions Spain must now win their remaining two games to reach the next phase of the World Cup after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Switzerland in Durban.
Gelson Fernandes bundled the winner in the 52nd minute in one of Switzerland's few attacks, ending Spain's 12-match winning streak.
Lineups:
Spain: Iker Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Joan Capdevila; Sergio Busquets (Fernando Torres, 62); David Silva (Jesús Navas, 62), Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta (Pedro, 77); David Villa
Switzerland: Diego Benaglio; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Philippe Senderos (Steve von Bergen, 36), Stéphane Grichting, Reto Ziegler; Tranquillo Barnetta (Mario Eggimann, 90), Gökhan Inler, Benjamin Huggel, Gelson Fernandes; Blaise Nkufo, Eren Derdiyok (Hakan Yakin, 79)
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Gelson Fernandes bundled the winner in the 52nd minute in one of Switzerland's few attacks, ending Spain's 12-match winning streak.
Lineups:
Spain: Iker Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Gerard Piqué, Joan Capdevila; Sergio Busquets (Fernando Torres, 62); David Silva (Jesús Navas, 62), Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta (Pedro, 77); David Villa
Switzerland: Diego Benaglio; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Philippe Senderos (Steve von Bergen, 36), Stéphane Grichting, Reto Ziegler; Tranquillo Barnetta (Mario Eggimann, 90), Gökhan Inler, Benjamin Huggel, Gelson Fernandes; Blaise Nkufo, Eren Derdiyok (Hakan Yakin, 79)
Statistics:
| Shots on target : | 8 | - | 3 |
| Shots off target : | 17 | - | 3 |
| Ball possession (%) : | 63 | - | 37 |
| Corner kicks : | 12 | - | 3 |
| Offsides : | 3 | - | 1 |
| Fouls : | 9 | - | 17 |
| Yellow cards : | 0 | - | 4 |
| Red cards : | 0 | - | 0 |
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