1.   He used his crutch not for his pulled leg muscle, but to gavel the audience to order.

2.   Croatia is heartened by the return of team captain and playmaker Zvonimir Boban, who sat out the Japan game with a pulled leg muscle.

3.   Croatia was boosted by the return of team captain and playmaker Zvonimir Boban, who sat out the Japan game with a pulled leg muscle.

4.   Croatia will be heartened by the return of team captain and playmaker Zvonimir Boban, who sat out the Japan game with a pulled leg muscle.

5.   Croatia was boosted by the return of Boban, who sat out the Japan game with a pulled leg muscle.

6.   Even playmaker Zvonimir Boban, returning after sitting out the last game with a pulled leg muscle, failed to make a difference for Croatia.

7.   Goalie Paulo Cesar, under treatment for a pulled leg muscle, was listed as questionable.

8.   Grobbelaar played much of the game unable to kick properly because of a pulled leg muscle.

9.   Kucera said he sufferd a slightly pulled leg muscle in the third set and had trouble serving, but managed to close out the set.

10.   Romario, recovering from a pulled leg muscle, and Savio, sitting out one-game suspension, are expected back for the finals.