21.   Japan enjoyed most of the possession, but there were few glimpses of the fluent, attacking soccer that led it to surprisingly finish top of Group H.

22.   Jean Alesi in a Benetton-Renault was third, his first top three finish since last year.

23.   Last season it finished top of division three.

24.   Monty looks almost certain to finish top of the list for a record seventh year in a row.

25.   Russia will finish top of Group Eight by beating Greece at home and that will put the Greeks out.

26.   Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow meet in the other Group H game but Bayern is a strong favorite to finish top.

27.   The four teams that finish top of their group proceed to the quarterfinals.

28.   The remaining issue is who finishes top of the group, although neither team will want to collect suspensions through yellow or red cards.

29.   There were few early glimpses of the fluent, attacking soccer that led Japan to surprisingly finish top of Group H.

30.   There were few glimpses of the fluent, attacking soccer that led Japan to surprisingly finish top of Group H.