Spain played a beautiful attacking game since the beginning, with Villa rattling the crossbar from 30 meters at the seventh minute and Sergio Ramos heading a cross too high from six meters.

With the victory, Spain avoided the ghost of the 1966 World Cup, in which they lost their opening game and were shut out of the knockout stage as the European champions.

This match coincided with the 46th anniversary of Spain's first major title, when they became European champions for the first time.

Chile top Group H with six points, followed by Spain and Switzerland with three points each. Honduras are last on two losses.

Spain coach said after the game that his side should have scored more than two goals.

"I think we certainly paved the way to play against Chile," said Vicent del Bosque. "We should have won the game by more goals and I am not very satisfied.

"As to the Chile game, our team are in good physical condition. We are confident."

Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda said that Spain's early goal ruined his plan.

"We were surprised by their early score," he said. "They had excellent players, they have far superior players than us.

"Spanish team wanted to have more goals, but we defended quite well.

"Perhaps we should play more collectively in certain circumstances, but the early goal from Spain disturbed our plan."

Spain's Xavi (R) vies with Honduras's Wilson Palacios during the 2010 World Cup group H soccer match at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 21, 2010.

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