1.   Pele said Brazil would need to change its game against their fellow South American qualifiers.

2.   Along with the losses to Belarus and Yugoslavia, Russia this year also fell to fellow World Cup qualifier Ireland and suffered a humiliating loss to insignificant Estonia.

3.   Another match against fellow qualifiers Norway is scheduled for Oslo in May.

4.   Bangladesh won only one of its five Group B matches in the current World Cup, against fellow ICC qualifier Scotland.

5.   Bangladesh next meets fellow ICC qualifier Scotland.

6.   Depleted by injuries sustained off the field, Jamaica faces fellow World Cup qualifier Nigeria in a friendly international match Sunday.

7.   Frenchman Nicolas Escude reached the semifinals of the ABN AMRO tournament with a straight sets victory Friday over fellow qualifier Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia.

8.   He maintained his form and won three qualifying matches before losing in four sets to fellow qualifier Eyal Ran in the first round.

9.   In Group D, Senegal retained its lead after fellow World Cup qualifier Tunisia missed several scoring chances against Zambia.

10.   In Liverpool, England, Michael Owen, Danny Murphy and Darius Vassell scored as an understrength England defeated fellow World Cup qualifier Paraguay.