5. Spain vs. Switzerland, June 16, 10 a.m. -- Once again, Spain dreams of World Cup greatness. Only this time, the dreamy hopes have some realistic foundation -- so you'll want to see the co-favorites at some point in the opening round. Thanks to the dazzling midfield axis of Andres Iniesta and Xavi, Spain may emerge from group play with all nine possible points. None of the Group H encounters looks like more than a speed bump for this wealth of talent. On the other hand, Switzerland is fairly well organized and, like every other Group H side, will look to make things hard on Spain and aim for a draw. Spain's first-round finale with Chile may appear on the surface to be the better match. But if Vincent del Bosque's side has six points in its pocket, the coach will probably rest some starters in that one.
5. 西班牙vs. 瑞士,6月16日上午10時 曾幾何時,西班牙也想成就世界杯王者的夢想。也只有在此時此刻,夢想成真的希望才有了現實的保障——所以,你就會想在首輪比賽的某個場次上,親眼目睹一番兩個熱門之間的對沖撞擊。由于西班牙的中場伊涅斯塔和哈維,他們神出鬼沒,出神入化班的表現有可能將西班牙送出小組,擠進第二輪,總得分可能為九分。在H組當中,可能再也找不到還有哪支隊伍能像他們這樣,聚集著這般閃亮之星。與此相反,瑞士的組織則頗具章法,但同H組的其它球隊一樣,要想與西班牙相互抗衡,一爭高下,可以難點,他們的目標是能夠與對方逼平,雙方握手言和即可。西班牙第一輪與智利的壓軸之戰可能從場面上看,是會是一場好看的比賽。但是,如果博斯克的隊伍如果已有6分在手,那么這位主帥很可能會在開場的比賽中,為以后的場次留有伏筆。