Portugal crushes North Korea to start World Cup schedule Monday
Portugal vs. North Korea, Chile vs. Switzerland, and Spain vs. Honduras on the World Cup schedule Monday, June 21.
Portugal's Hugo Almeida (R) celebrated after scoring a goal with teammate Simao Sabrosa during the 2010 World Cup Group G soccer match against North Korea at Green Point stadium in Cape Town June 21.
Oleg Popov/Reuters
Portugal pounded North Korea 7-0, Chile is expected to beat Switzerland, and Honduras is looking to upset Spain during the World Cup schedule Monday.
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MONDAY (June 21):
- Portugal vs. North Korea, 1:30 pm (7:30 am EDT)
- Chile vs. Switzerland, 4 pm (10 am EDT)
- Spain vs. Honduras, 8:30 pm (2:30 pm EDT)
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No. 3-ranked Portugal had a goalfest against No. 105-ranked North Korea. But it wasn't the worst loss in World Cup history. The Cup's largest-ever margin of victory is by nine goals, seen in 1954, 1974, and 1982.
No. 18-ranked Chile is expected to top No. 24-ranked Switzerland, according to FIFA's rankings. But Switzerland has turned into something of a dark horse after upsetting top-ranked Spain in their match last week.
And No. 2-ranked Spain is expected to beat No. 38-ranked Honduras. Spain needs the win to continue to the next round of the World Cup.
Check back with the Monitor for results.
On Sunday, Paraguay beat Slovakia (2-0), New Zealand tied Italy (1-1), and Brazil beat Ivory Coast (3-1). On Saturday, the Netherlands beat Japan (1-0), Denmark beat Cameroon (2-1), and Ghana tied Australia (1-1). On Friday, Serbia upset Germany (1-0), USA tied Slovenia (2-2), and England tied Algeria (0-0).
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