Switzerland have now become the record holder of the most minutes played without conceding a goal in the World Cup. They managed to last 75 minutes in today's fixture versus Chile which brought them up to 559 minutes without conceding before Mark Gonzalez's header found the net. This beat out previous holders Italy's 550 minutes which was set in the 1986 and 1990 world cups.
Switzerland started their run against France in the 2006 world cup with a 0-0 draw. They then got passed Togo and South Korea without allowing a goal and finally became the first team to be knocked out of a world cup without conceding after losing on penalties to Ukraine in the round of 16.
The run surprisingly stayed alive with a 1-0 win against the Euro 2008 winners Spain in their first game of the 2010 World Cup before Diego Benaglio was denied another clean sheet by Gonzalez's header.
The Swiss are unlikely holders compared to the second and third place teams, Italy (550) and England (501) both prided on a strong defence. With only Senderos as a top class defender and he was injured for most of the Spain and the Chile game.
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