1.   After the Sharjah debacle, selectors dropped six players from the team, including vice captain Anil Kumble.

2.   Among the dropped players were Trifon Ivanov and forward Emil Kostadinov, both of whom returned this season to their native club CSKA Sofia.

3.   Among the four dropped players were libero Wolfgang Feiersinger and midfielder Heimo Pfeifenberger, both of whom play in the German Bundesliga.

4.   Among the four dropped players were Wolfgang Feiersinger and midfielder Heimo Pfeifenberger, both of whom play in the German Bundesliga.

5.   Korkut told NTV he would fly back to Turkey, declining an invitation from Gunes to travel to South Korea along with other dropped players to support the team.