Switzerland Shocks Spain

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    The game isn’t played on paper. That old cliché has never been more true than after Switzerland gave Spain a 1-0 loss in their world cup opener on June 16 in Durban. Switzerland’s Gelson Fernandez scored the games only goal in the 52nd minute, against the run of play. Spain was not only favored to win this game handedly, but are also considered the favorites to win the world cup. Spain enjoyed 63% of the possession, and out shot Switzerland 25-9. Spain dominated Switzerland in every aspect of the game except for one, defending. The Swiss were content to let Spain possess the ball and attack, while trying to counter. They stayed extremely organized and compact on defense, and tried to catch the Spanish defense off guard when they...

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