It was the first start of the tournament and the first goal for Robben. The Bayern Munich player ran on to a long through ball from Wesley Sneijder, turned and slammed in a left-footed shot past Jan Mucha in the Slovakia goal.
With the second-round game on the line against South Korea, Luis Suarez sidestepped two defenders in the driving rain and struck a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area which curled into the back of the net.
A deflected ball into the path of uncovered David Villa saw the new Barcelona striker chip it back from 40 yards into the open goal as Chile goalkeeper Bravo looked on in horror.