31.   Brazil is tied with Costa Rica atop Group C with three points, and a victory over China would all but mathematically clinch a spot in the next round.

32.   Bulgaria will clinch top spot in Group Seven by beating Georgia if Germany fails to beat Wales in Cardiff.

33.   But Santos has other priorities, namely clinching a spot in the playoffs of the first-division national championship.

34.   But ticket demand has exceeded that figure after the U.S. team clinched a spot in the quarters.

35.   Cameroon, which tops Group E with six points, clinched a spot in the second round.

36.   Chang has already clinched a spot in the season-ending ATP Tour World Championships.

37.   CORRECTS that Dallas and San Antonio also clinched playoff spots.

38.   Denver, which has already clinched a playoff spot, needs to beat San Francisco in the season finale and hope Oakland loses to Carolina to win the division.

39.   Enqvist can lose early and watch what Ivanisevic does or he can clinch a spot on his own by making the semifinals in Stockholm.

40.   Germany and Sweden also clinched spots in the quarters, as did China, which is tied with the Americans for the Group C lead.