1.   A win would have assured a trip to the single-elimination second round.

2.   The win almost assured the U.S. team of reaching the second round.

3.   A Cleveland win would have assured the Indians of playing Boston and having home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

4.   Still, the Nissan win assured him a six-year run of victories on the Tour.

5.   The win all but assured the U.S. team of a Wednesday quarterfinal game against Germany.

6.   The win assured Philadelphia of its first series triumph over the Diamondbacks in the last seven tries.

7.   The win assures Canada a place in the second round, where the club is expected to face Croatia and Japan.

8.   The win assured Deportivo of a place in the last eight, but leaves Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen vying for the second qualifying spot from the group.

9.   While the win almost certainly assured them a place in the quarter-finals it did not show him much.