Swiss sink Hondurans to book 2nd round berth

Switzerland defeated Honduras 3-0 in their World Cup Group E game in Manaus, Brazil, on Wednesday afternoon (Brazil time). The win gave the Swiss second place in their group and a tough match against Argentina on Tuesday as Ecuador become the first South American side to be knocked out of this World Cup. Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri erased his side’s lingering World Cup pain with all the goals in the 3-0 win over the Latin American side. In just the 6th minute the Bayern Munich midfielder found the target with an unstoppable left-footed strike from just outside the area that flew past a helpless Noel Valladares and into the top corner. Just after the half-hour the Swiss doubled their lead following a swift counter-attack. Victor Bernardez made a mistake in midfield and Josip Drmic raced forward before playing in Shaqiri, who kept his composure with just the goalkeeper to beat, slotting the ball to his left. Switzerland killed the game 20 minutes from time. Drmic, enjoying his role on the left, beat Bernardez and again found Shaqiri, who was unerring in his finish, according to a news agency.