1.   The four quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals.

2.   All the quarterfinal winners have won tournaments this year.

3.   Centerback Laurent Blanc fired the quarterfinal winner in extra time against Paraguay and rightback Thuram was the scoring star here after his forwards again failed to find the net.

4.   Only Russia had less trouble advancing, though like the other quarterfinal winners it trailed in the second half.

5.   Sweden and Slovakia topped their respective groups and will await the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals on Monday.

6.   The quarterfinal winners in San Jose will face each other in a semifinal Sunday at Foxboro.

7.   The quarterfinal winners in San Jose will face each other in a semifinal Sunday in Foxboro.

8.   The quarterfinal winners will have little time to rest.

9.   The winner advances to the semifinals against the Australia-Czech Republic quarterfinal winner.