91.   In Verona, both teams were missing several players who were disqualified for a key match in terms of avoiding relegation.

92.   In the second half, both teams missed several goal opportunities.

93.   It was all Taiwan in the first half but the team missed several scoring chances.

94.   It was a bitter disappointment for the new German coach Erich Ribbeck, whose team missed several good opportunities in the second halftime.

95.   Junior forward Jesus Arenas said that while the team would miss Dickey, he expected most players would play for Knight.

96.   Keenan took over for Pat Burns eight games into last season, then was let go when the team missed the playoffs by a tiebreaker.

97.   Springer has already seen his team miss three home games because of a municipal labor strike and had another postponed by ice problems.

98.   The Australian team is already missing U.S. Open finalist Mark Philippoussis, who withdrew from his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Pete Sampras with a knee injury.

99.   The Dutch team was also missing its head coach, Guus Hiddink, recovering from stomach surgery.

100.   The German team was missing regular striker Oliver Bierhoff, but otherwise played its full national team.