Mark Gonzalez's 75th-minute goal put Chile on the brink of the second round with a 1-0 win over Switzerland. A fussy referee produced eight yellow cards and sent off Valron Behrami for an elbow on Arturo Vidal.
Gonzalez, formerly of Liverpool but now at CSKA Moscow, struck with 15 minutes remaining as Switzerland, reduced to ten men when Behrami was sent off before the break, finally succumbed at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
His goal will send the South Americans into their final Group H clash with Spain knowing a point will be enough to take them through to the knockout stages.
Switzerland, looking to build upon their shock victory over the Spaniards, found themselves up against it even before their numbers were reduced.
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