41.   The Italian team announced that it had cancelled a Sunday scrimmage with a local amateur team.

42.   The regional selection was picked by Italian officials to replace the original opponent, the local amateur team.

43.   The Romanians, under the direction of new coach Victor Piturca, played a relaxed game against the mostly amateur team from Liechtenstein.

44.   Burma has hosted the Putra Cup, an amateur team championship, on three occassions but never an international professional tournament.

45.   China and Hong Kong will each enter seven-man amateur teams.

46.   Earlier on Thursday, Bloem had his two-year ban extended by six months, after he appeared for an amateur team during his suspension.

47.   Sixteen amateur teams make up two league divisions in the Afghan capital.