21.   Fielding only one striker, Joao Pinto, the Portuguese rarely turned its superiority into chances and has scored only five times in six group games.

22.   He was heavily criticized for dropping seven established players for the team he selected to play in an opening group game against Portugal last Wednesday.

23.   He was red-carded in the final group game against Cameroon and missed the second-round match against Paraguay.

24.   Iceland how has eight points from its four group games, while Andorra has lost all its games, conceding nine goals and scoring just one.

25.   In the final group games next Wednesday, Spain meets Bulgaria at Lens and Paraguay faces Nigeria at Toulouse.

26.   In the final group games Sunday, Brazil faces Zambia, and Honduras plays Spain.

27.   In the final group games next Wednesday, Spain meets Bulgaria t Lens and Paraguay faces Nigeria at Toulouse.

28.   In the opening group games, the United States faced an Argentina lineup who all play on the European tour.

29.   In the other group game Wednesday, Olympiakos hosts Lille.

30.   It left England out of the seeds and that sets up the possibility of a meeting with Germany in the first round series of group games.