Honduras held Switzerland to a 0-0 draw in Group H on Friday in Bloemfontein, South Africa, a result that knocked both teams out of the tournament.

The Swiss could have locked up a spot in the second round with a two-goal win over Honduras. Honduras almost stole a win in the 71st minute, but goalkeeper Diego Benaglio denied a wide-open Edgar Alvarez with a brilliant one-handed save.

In Durban, Portugal reached the second round after a 0-0 draw with group winner Brazil as two of soccer's most powerful offenses couldn't score.

Brazil had already secured advancement and won Group G with seven points, two more than Portugal. Ivory Coast, which beat North Korea 3-0, was third with four points. The North Koreans ended with zero. Neither team advanced. After Ivory Coast's 3-0 victory over North Korea in Nelspruit, its coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson resigned.

Apologizing: Patrice Evra, who was dropped as France captain during the World Cup, acknowledged the squad's walkout from a training session at the tournament was a fiasco and apologized on behalf of the players. In an interview on TV network TF1, Evra said "the wound is open and we all are hurting right now." Evra said the players wanted to show solidarity with striker Nicolas Anelka, who was sent home after insulting the coach.