31.   German playmaker Guenther Netzer produced a performance of individual brilliance to engineer a German victory in a European Championship quarterfinal game.

32.   Germany is a soccer insider, advancing to the quarterfinals or semifinals of five straight World Cups, but losing in its last two quarterfinal games.

33.   In another quarterfinal game later Sunday, Everton hosted Newcastle.

34.   In other quarterfinal games Wednesday Internazionale of Milan plays Foggia and Fiorentina takes on league leader Parma.

35.   In the first quarterfinal game, Olsen beat goalkeeper Alvaro Mesen to a loose ball, and headed it into the unguarded net.

36.   In the first quarterfinal game, Inaki Urdangarin Lieb added four to help the Spanish, who led by five for much of the match.

37.   Living up to their affable reputation, Danish soccer fans were cheerful on Friday even though their team lost a World Cup quarterfinal game to Brazil.

38.   Meanwhile UEFA announced the referees for the four quarterfinal games and the officials nominated for the semifinal and final.

39.   Meanwhile, referee Mark Faucette will miss the rest of the tournament after spraining a knee ligament working the quarterfinal game between Russia and Belarus.

40.   Next up for the Americans is a quarterfinal game Thursday against Russia, which finished fourth in Group B behind Canada, Yugoslavia and Australia.