PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA—Substitute Mark Gonzalez headed in the only goal in the 75th minute Monday, giving Chile a 1-0 win over 10-man Switzerland at the World Cup.
Gonzalez headed in a pass from Esteban Paredes, who had rounded the Switzerland defence and crossed to Gonzalez at the back post.
Switzerland played a man down from the 31st minute, when midfielder Valon Behrami was sent off with a red card for rough play.
Before Chile scored, Switzerland set a World Cup record in the 69th minute, going 551 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.
That broke the previous mark of 550 held by Italy at the 1986 and 1990 tournaments.
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