Switzerland won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with France, who went on to reach the final.
Switzerland were the only team not to concede a goal during the group stage of the tournament and would become the first team to be knocked out of a World Cup without conceding, losing on penalties after a 0–0 draw with Ukraine in the round of 16.
Man of the Match: Ahn Jung-hwan (South Korea) Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Glen Turner (England) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Justice Yeboah (Ghana) After a streak of 22 matches without one, Switzerland achieved their first clean sheet in a World Cup match.
They went on to become the first team in history to be eliminated from a FIFA World Cup without conceding a goal.
[1] Man of the Match: Claude Makélélé (France) Assistant referees: Nikolay Golubev (Russia) Evgeni Volnin (Russia) Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States) Fifth official: Gregory Barkey (United States) Man of the Match: Park Ji-sung (South Korea) Assistant referees: José Ramírez (Mexico) Héctor Vergara (Canada) Fourth official: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) Fifth official: Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal) Man of the Match: Alexander Frei (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Amelio Andino (Paraguay) Manuel Bernal (Paraguay) Fourth official: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) Fifth official: Brahim Djezzar (Algeria) Man of the Match: Patrick Vieira (France) Assistant referees: Wálter Rial (Uruguay) Pablo Fandino (Uruguay) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile) Fifth official: Rodrigo González (Chile) Man of the Match: Alexander Frei (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Darío García (Argentina) Rodolfo Otero (Argentina) Fourth official: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) Fifth official: Dramane Danté (Mali)