1. A Dynamo victory in Kiev will clinch a quarterfinal place for the Ukraine team. 2. A quarterfinal place was a morale boost for the Swiss in his comeback from a freak accident. 3. Australian teams dominated the tournament, taking all eight quarterfinal places. 4. Because of the complicated qualifying procedure, Bayer Leverkusen needs a victory over Deportivo to deny Arsenal a quarterfinal place. 5. But the Caribbeans are now in danger of losing their quarterfinal place. 6. But three bigger names, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United moved impressively closer to clinching quarterfinal places while a fourth, Barcelona, is virtually out. 7. Despite a disgraceful defeat to tournament new comers Kenya, West Indies beat Australia to claim a quarterfinal place. 8. Despite guaranteed a quarterfinal place with wins overs United Arab Emirates and New Zealand, England want to win their remaining two games against South Africa and Pakistan. 9. French division two club Nice expects a sellout crowd against Slavia Prague as it aims for a quarterfinal place. 10. It left underdog Belgium one set away from earning a quarterfinal place in July against either the United States or Russia. |