Honduras vs Chile Highlights – 2010 World Cup

Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa springs a major surprise by fielding both his creative playmakers – Matias Fernandez and Jorge Valdivia – in the absence of leading striker Humberto Suazo. Fernandez and Valdivia, who usually play the same role behind the strikers, have featured together just five times in the Bielsa era, with Chile losing all five matches.

Chile are a team that probably deserve more attention than they get. Marcelo Bielsa led his side to second place in World Cup qualifying, just one point from Brazil. During the qualification, with the help of prolific striker Humberto Suazo who finished the top scorer overall with ten goals, they managed terrific wins over Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

They should have enough about them to beat Honduras who are one of the weakest teams at the tournament but could still have a sting in their tail and have Tottenham’s excellent defensive midfielder Wilson Palacios among a trio of Premier League players among their squad.
It’s been coming. Alexis Sanchez slips Mauricio Isla clear down the right and he drives the ball across the face of goal. Jean Beausejour gets there at the same time as a defender but the final touch definitely comes off the Chile forward – and the South Americans fully deserve their lead.