Switzerland suffered World Cup heartbreak on Friday when they crashed out of the tournament after a goalless stalemate against central American minnows Honduras.
The Swiss started the Group H clash knowing they needed to score twice to guarantee a berth in the knockout phase but they squandered a host of chances in chilly Bloemfontein.
“It took us a very long time to find our game and Honduras created chances before us,” said Switzerland’s German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.
“We then had chances of our own, but we didn’t deserve to qualify because we didn’t score. The disappointment tonight is very deep, because after our opening victory against Spain we had great hopes. Now we’ll go home and all we can do is concentrate on the future, on the Euro 2012 qualifiers.” he added.
Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda said: “We lacked maturity for the final pass and goalscoring.” — AFP