Hitzfeld keeps feet on ground

SWITZERLAND coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is confident his players will not allow themselves to be carried away by their shock victory over European champions Spain.

The Swiss got their Group H campaign off to the best possible start when, against all the odds, they defeated Vicente del Bosque’s men 1-0 in Durban. However, 61-year-old Hitzfeld is certain his players will not let that astonishing result go to their heads as they attempt to make the most of it by fighting their way into the last 16.

He said: “We have got a team which has a very strong character and the players are very experienced.