31.   Ieuan Evans and Nigel Davies were both injured against the French and are missing from the line-up.

32.   De Glanville first injured himself against the New Zealand Barbarians two weeks ago, but he trained without further problems until he suffered a recurrence this week.

33.   Matthaus has played with a stitched right instep since being injured against South Korea in a group game the defending champions went so very close to losing.

34.   The attacking midfield playmaker was injured against Italy in their opening match, forcing coach Hernan Dario Gomez into a rethink.

35.   The Ivorian captain and kicker Athanese Dali, injured against Scotland, is ruled out with Jean-Baptiste Sathicq assuming the leadership.