1.   He outmaneuvered German midfielder Jens Jeremies for the loose ball and zeroed in on Kahn.

2.   In character with the rough play, the German midfielder Carsten Ramelow was sent off after collecting two yellow cards just before the half.

3.   Just when the Mexicans were daring to hope, German midfielder Dietmar Hamann played a ball into the area.

4.   Meanwhile, a goal by German midfielder Andy Moeller sent the Americans backpedaling eight minutes into the game.

5.   Ronaldo pushed aside the German midfielder Dietmar Hamann, stripped him of the ball and passed to Rivaldo, his elegant teammate.

6.   The only players breaking the U.S.-China stranglehold were German defender Doris Fitschen, Brazilian midfielder Sissi, German midfielder Bettina Wiegmann and Norway forward Ann Kirstin Aarones.

7.   The turning point of the match was the expulsion of German midfielder Carsten Ramelow, who collected two yellow cards within three minutes late in the first half.

8.   Brazilian Toninho, German midfielder Uwe Bein and Yasushi Fukunaga each scored for Urawa.

9.   Danish forward Erik Bo Andersen fired the first two, German midfielder Jorg Albertz scored from the penalty spot and Danish striker Brian Laudrup added the fourth.

10.   German midfielder Dietmar Hamann is questionable for the semifinal against South Korea, assistant coach Michael Skibbe said Sunday.