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Villa, Iniesta star in Spain victory

PRETORIA, South Africa - David Villa and Andres Iniesta each scored as Spain beat Chile, 2-1, on Friday, a result that sends both teams on to the round of 16.

PRETORIA, South Africa - David Villa and Andres Iniesta each scored as Spain beat Chile, 2-1, on Friday, a result that sends both teams on to the round of 16.

Villa got his goal on a shot from 45 yards out in the 24th minute, when goalkeeper Claudio Bravo came out of his area and cleared Alonso's long ball straight to the Spain striker.

Villa ran onto the loose ball and curled a high, left-footed shot from just inside the Chile half into the open goal as Fernando Torres chased it.

Iniesta doubled the advantage by beating Bravo with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area in the 37th, with Marco Estrada ejected after collecting his second yellow card on the play.

Chile didn't back down, pressing and scoring on substitute Rodrigo Millar's deflected shot in the 47th.

Spain finished at the top of Group H and will play Portugal in the next round on Tuesday. Chile was second and will play Brazil on Monday.

Chile was the first South American team to lose a match at the 2010 World Cup.

Brazil 0, Portugal 0

DURBAN, South Africa - Portugal reached the second round after a scoreless tie with group winner Brazil, as two of soccer's most powerful offenses failed to score.

Brazil had already secured advancement and won Group G with seven points, two more than Portugal.

Portugal came into the match with a comfortable goal differential to just about guarantee its spot in the round of 16, even with a loss.

Brazil plays Chile on Monday. Portugal faces Spain on Tuesday.

Ivory Coast 3, North Korea 0

NELSPRUIT, South Africa - Yaya Toure, Koffi Romaric N'Dri and Salomon Kalou all scored for Ivory Coast in a win over North Korea, but the Elephants didn't advance to the round of 16.

North Korea lost all three matches, giving up 12 goals and scoring just one.

Switzerland 0, Honduras 0

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Honduras held Switzerland to a scoreless tie in Group H, a result that knocked both teams out of the tournament.

The Swiss could have locked up a spot in the second round with a two-goal win over Honduras. But Switzerland played with little urgency or creative flair until late in the match, and it couldn't turn its domination of possession into quality scoring opportunities.