51.   China completed a clean-sweep of all seven world championship titles on home soil earlier in the year.

52.   Captain Marcel Desailly on Thursday ruled out any suggestion that the world and European champions had grown complacent in the four years since their triumph on home soil.

53.   Carlos said France would find it hard to hang on to the trophy they won on home soil four years ago.

54.   China are defending all seven titles which they won on home soil in Tianjin two years ago.

55.   China won all seven gold medals in the world championships on home soil in Tianjin last year before claiming all four gold medals at Atlanta.

56.   Faldo has an added incentive for doing well here as he has yet to win the British Open on his home soil.

57.   Faldo has an added incentive for doing well here, as he has yet to win the British Open on his home soil.

58.   Two years later he was again a vital cog in the Portuguese youth team that won the World Youth Championships on home soil.

59.   Victory gave Japan a timely boost as they prepare for their World Cup on home soil, where they will face Belgium, Russia and Tunisia.

60.   Italian Marco Pantini will be out to impress on home soil, as long as injury does not rule him out.