1.   If the Lions won to qualify for the playoffs, she would stay for a week.

2.   The Spanish, though, needed to win to qualify because they had lost to Norway, and the first tiebreaker is head-to-head competition.

3.   As well as Veron, veteran midfielder Diego Simeone was dropped by coach Marcelo Bielsa for a game Argentina needed to win to qualify for the second round.

4.   Honduras needed to win in order to qualify for the World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan.

5.   South Korea needed at least a draw to reach the second round from Group D. Portugal had to win to qualify.

6.   The point earned against the Chileans meant that against Italy in their final match, North Korea would have to win to qualify for the next round.