On June 21, the Group H matches kicked off.
In the clash for top spot in the group, Switzerland Team, who had upset Spain team in the opening round, lost to Chile in the second round, while heavily favored Spain team comfortably defeated Honduras 2-0.
As a result, the situation in Group H changed once again.
Honduras, having lost both matches, retained only a theoretical chance of advancing—they had to thrash Switzerland Team and pray that Chile defeated Spain team.
Meanwhile, Chile, with two wins from two, had basically secured a place in the next round, but they could still be eliminated—if they suffered a heavy defeat to Spain team in the final round while Switzerland Team thrashed Honduras, then with all three teams tied on six points, Chile would be cruelly eliminated.
Likewise, Spain team and Switzerland Team, both currently on three points, had chances to advance but could also be eliminated.
Relatively speaking, Spain team, who held an advantage in goals scored and goal difference, had better odds of advancing, while Switzerland Team faced harsher conditions.
If Switzerland Team wanted to advance, they needed to go all out to beat Honduras in the final round and score as many goals as possible, while hoping for either a draw or a high-scoring match in Spain team's game.
That way, they could eliminate either Spain team or Chile on points or goal difference.
As for Spain team, they also had to go all out for a win against Chile in the final round. Otherwise, if Switzerland Team beat Honduras while they lost to Chile or were held to a draw, Switzerland Team would advance instead!
Honestly, among the eight groups, Group H probably had the most chaotic qualification picture.
All four teams could still advance, and apart from Honduras, the