21.   By winning his second tournament, the Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic, he was guaranteed a spot on the developmental tour for the rest of the year.

22.   France, the defending World Cup champion, needs to beat Denmark with a margin of two goals to guarantee a spot in the second round.

23.   He is in fifth place in the Champions Race and has accrued enough points to guarantee his spot.

24.   Lopez also believes that a spot in the Hall of Fame should guarantee a spot in any field, including the Open.

25.   On Tuesday, Valencia, Arsenal and defending champion Real Madrid guaranteed themselves spots in the next round.

26.   Still, the club seems likely to finish among the top eight and guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals.

27.   The friendly games take the place of qualifying games because as current World Cup champion Brazil is guaranteed a spot.

28.   The Paraguayans already have guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals, but they must beat Vasco to ensure first place in the group.

29.   Unbeaten Gremio can virtually guarantee a spot in the second round of the Copa Mercosur soccer championship with a win over Palmeiras on Wednesday.

30.   With the last Group A preliminaries being played simultaneously in Ulsan and Suwon, all three teams in contention needed to win to guarantee semifinal spots.