JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Spain’s potent attack couldn’t score a goal at the World Cup yesterday, leaving the European champions with a 0-1 loss to Switzerland that ended a 12-match winning streak.

Gelson Fernandes gave Switzerland the Group H win after running through the Spanish defence and shooting in a loose ball after a scramble in front of the net that left goalkeeper Iker Casillas chasing from behind.

“To be fair, I’m not used to scoring goals, so I was a bit surprised,” Gelson Fernandes said. “It was a bit of luck.”

It was only Spain’s second loss in 50 games.

“Today wasn’t our day,” Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said. “We have two games ahead of us. We have to find a way to win them.”

Earlier, Chile earned their first World Cup win in 48 years by beating Honduras 1-0 in Group H, while stewards and community activists in Durban protested against the tournament.

Spain dominated possession and created attack after attack in Durban, but the stifling Swiss defence manage to withstand it all and record Switzerland’s first win over the Spaniards.

The closest Spain came to scoring was in the 72nd minute when Xabi Alonso’s hit the cross bar.

Switzerland were knocked out of the last World Cup on penalties by Ukraine in the round of 16 without conceding a goal in the tournament. The Swiss have now gone 490 minutes without conceding a World Cup goal.

Jean Beausejour tapped in the lone goal in Nelspruit in the 34th minute to give Chile a World Cup win for the first time since June 16, 1962, when they hosted the tournament and beat Yugoslavia 1-0 for third place.

“We’re very happy, and we have to enjoy this triumph,” Chile forward Alexis Sanchez said. “But we have to move ahead and win the game against our next rival.”

Chile had several chances to double their lead, including in the 64th when defender Waldo Ponce’s close-range header was saved by Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares.

Honduras, however, found it difficult to break through the well-organised Chilean defence.

“It’s a fair result,” Honduras defender Sergio Mendoza said. “We didn’t have a clear chance at goal. We knew we could lose this match, but qualifying out of the group is not impossible.”

Before the Spain-Switzerland match in Durban, stewards joined community activists in a peaceful protest of about 800 people outside City Hall to protest the World Cup, which they say has directed public funds away from providing housing and jobs.