Honduras vs. Switzerland, 2014 World Cup: Live coverage and score updates

It took only six minutes for Switzerland to take the lead against Honduras, courtesy of one of the goals of the tournament from Xherdan Shaqiri. Cutting in off the left flank under pressure from defender Juan Carlos García, the winger managed to curl an inch-perfect strike against the underside of Noel Valladares’ crossbar and into the top corner.

Having taken the early lead, Switzerland were surprisingly willing to allow Honduras to dictate the game. They sat deep and compact in their own half, with their extra numbers in the centre making it extremely difficult for Los Catrachos to break them down. Tellingly, Honduras’ best first half chance fell to defender Brayan Beckeles from a corner midway through the first half, though he sliced wide on the turn.

Honduras manager Luis Fernando Suárez will get midfielder Wilson Palacios back after he was sent off for a second bookable offense in the opening match against France. He’ll likely return straight into the starting lineup, which is slightly alarming for the health of the Swiss players. Expect the challenges to be rough in the midfield. Elsewhere, Honduras aren’t expected to make many surprise changes. Suárez will likely keep both Carlo Costly and Jerry Bengtson up top, giving Honduras firepower in a situation where they effectively have nothing to lose by playing a little more offensively.

Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has some rather more difficult decisions to make after he watched his changed lineup mauled 5-2 by France last week. His only enforced change is the absence of center back Steve von Bergen, who suffered a facial injury in that defeat. Fabian Schär or Philippe Senderos will replace him. Elsewhere, Valon Behrami will likely edge Blerim Džemaili to a start in the midfield, and Josip Drmić could come in for Haris Seferović up top.