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             42% Ball Possession Chile and  58% Ball Possession Spain
          Chile 1 - 2 Spain  
                                 48' Rodrigo Millar       25' David Villa
                                                                        37' Andres Iniesta
Chile and Spain qualified to the Round of 16

Chile and Spain qualifying to the 2010 World Cup Round of 16.  Spain as Group H leader with 6 points and Chile second position with 6 points too.  Eliminated from Group H are Honduras and Switzerland ending the game in 0-0.

  There are 4 Italy Serie A players with Switzerland:  Stephen Lichtsteiner, Reto Ziegler, Gokhan Inler and Marco Padalino.   No Serie A players with Spain.  Chile defeated Honduras in the first  round. converting it  into the first  victory  of Chile in a World Cup.  HONDURAS0- 1 CHILE


    2 Italy Serie A and 2 Serie B players with CHILE National Football team

 -  Udinese Defender Mauricio Isla  played all 90 minutes

 - Udinese Forward Alexis  Sanchez  played 66 minutes and replaced by Fabian Orellana.
 
 -  Atalanta Forward Jaime Valdes (Serie B.)

 -   Reggina Midfielder Carlos Carmona (Reggina - Serie B.)

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2010 World Cup Group H Standing Friday, June 25, 2010	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Spain	3	2	0	1	4	2	6
Chile	3	2	0	1	3	2	6
Switzerland	3	1	1	1	1	1	4
Honduras	3	0	1	2	0	3	1

Here is the official starting lineup from  CHILE by coach Marcelo Bielsa:

CHILE: 1-Claudio Bravo; 4-Mauricio Isla, 17-Gary Medel, 3-Waldo Ponce, 8-Arturo Vidal, 11-Mark Gonzalez, 13-Marco Estrada, 18-Gonzalo Jara, 10-Jorge Valdivia, 15-Jean Beausejour, 7-Alexis Sanchez.

Here is the official starting lineup from SPAIN by coach Vicente Del Bosque:

SPAIN: 1-Iker Casillas; 15-Sergio Ramos, 3-Gerard Pique, 5-Carles Puyol, 11-Joan Capdevila; 14-Xabi Alonso, 8-Xavi, 6-Andres Iniesta, 16-Sergio Busquets; 9-Fernando Torres, 7-David Villa.



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Chile Staring lineup official group photo.  (Top row L to R) goalkeeper Claudio Bravo,  midfielder Arturo Vidal,   defender Gonzalo Jara,  striker Jean Beausejour,  midfielder Marco Estrada and  defender Waldo Ponce (bottom row, L to R) Chile's defender Mauricio Isla,   midfielder Jorge Valdivia,  defender Gary Medel,  striker Mark Gonzalez and   striker Alexis Sanchez


First yellow card of the match in the 16th minute, Referee giving a yellow  card to Chile defender Gary Medel for a foul on Sergio Busquets.  Wow,  Medel will miss the next match in case of Chile passing to the next round.



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  In the 19th minute, Referee Rodriguez  books Waldo Ponce  for  a foul  on El Nino Torres by  a small tough love kick out.  Ponce will miss the next round.  Ponce clearly disappointed for this card.

In the 21st minute Chile gets a third yellow card!  Hello, they need to watch out, point is to score goals, not collect yellow cards.  Chile midfielder Marco Estrada commits a foul from behind on Sergio Busquets.
 

GOOOALLLLLLLL in the 25th minute,  a super goal from Spain forward David Villa from about 45 yards... Practically Chile goalkeeper leaving the empty net allowing the ball to pass through the red carpet without bodyguards as he anticipates o the left touchline a previous action and nobody home... hellooo, you bet Villa celebrating like a big Oleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Chile 0 - 1 Spain

In the 37th minute an assist by David Villa like a ping pong pass with Iniesta to Villa and then Villa back to Iniesta to deliver a right footed shot in the bottom corner... so there you go, it is another Oleeee
 Chile 0 - 2 Spain


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Spain Andres Iniesta celebrates his goal while Chile defender Mauricio Isla and Gary Medel in disbelief.
 

.Ooops.. in the 38th minute Referee Marco Rodriguez sends off Chile midfielder Marco Estrada for getting a second yellow card.  Now, Chile in big trouble with 10 men and collecting yellow cards while conceding already 2 goals.   Good thing is that even with this score Chile can qualify because in the other game  Switzerland - Honduras  continues 0 - 0.

First half ends 46% ball possession Chile and54% ball possession Spain.

Second half starts with Chile making two substitution
In the 46th minute Valdivia out, Esteban Paredes in
Gonzalez out, Rodrigo Millar in
 
Ooopsss way to go for Chile and don't know what was the pep talk from Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa but with only two minutes and already Millar making a goal.  Yep... in the 48th minute what a boost for the morale and Chile can  target to draw or win the game.    Rodrigo Millar from about 20 yards after the ball deflects a bit by Pique and bam bam bam over Spain goalkeeper Casillas and gooooallllllll....  the oleeeee back to Chile now...
Chile 1 - 2 Spain
 
Match ends with 42 ball possession Chile and 58% ball possession Spain.


Related Stories

-  Result HONDURAS 0 - 1 CHILE, 4 Italy Serie A and 2 Serie B players in this game, World Cup Group H Wednesday June 16, 2010

-  Result SPAIN 0 - 1 SWITZERLAND with 4 Italy Serie A players with Switzerland,World Cup Group H -


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  Match 

Chile - Spain
Loftus Versfeld  Stadium
  Tshwane / Pretoria
South Africa
Friday, June 25, 2010 

Referee:  Marco Rodriguez (MEX)

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Scorers: 25' David Villa

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Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
15	16 June	Nelspruit		Honduras	0 - 1	Chile		Goal 34' Jean Beausejour
16	16 June	Durban		Spain	0 - 1	Switzerland		Goal 52' Gelson Fernandes
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