The draw for the FIFA left Switzerland in Group H with Spain, Honduras and Chile (photo SL)

South Africa 2010: Switzerland to face Spain in Group H opener

The other rivals of the Swiss are Honduras and Chile.

For the Swiss, the key match in the qualification stages for the 2010 World Cup will be the match against Chile, given that Spain are favourites.

But it seems to the Swiss coach that it is good to start with Spain, before the Iberians take the pace of competition and thus ensure a good result, said to be the same level as Chile.

For Spain is easy

The Spanish consider it an easy group for them, but their coach, Del Bosque, called for caution, their rivals will not make the task easy, especially Chile.

The Chilean delegation was somewhat pessimistic, especially for potential rivals to whether to proceed to second round. Its chairman, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, describes the group as "neither easy nor difficult", also recalling that Chile lost up games with their three Group H rivals previously.

For his part, the Colombian coach of Honduras, Rueda, signalled "which is an attractive group" that has landed them and that the three rivals were strong.

Swisslatin (7.12.2009)