1.   Also serves to advance the quarterfinal games, which begin Friday afternoon.

2.   All eight teams advance to the medal round, a single-elimination tournament beginning with quarterfinal games.

3.   After their victory on Saturday, some of the Gaels stuck around to watch the Loyola-Canisius quarterfinal game.

4.   Croatia and Yugoslavia win quarterfinal games as well.

5.   Dahlin is recovered from a cramp that put him on the sidelines late in the quarterfinal game.

6.   He had gotten himself kicked out of a quarterfinal game four years ago in the town of St.-Etienne.

7.   He was starting against the Netherlands in the quarterfinal game Saturday afternoon.

8.   It has made for one of the most memorable World Cups in history and given teams like the underdog United States hope for its quarterfinal game against powerful Germany.

9.   Moments after eliminating the Argentines from the competition in a tough quarterfinal game, several Holland players put a different spin on the tradition of applauding their fans.

10.   Nebraska and Miami play what amount to quarterfinal games this weekend.