11.   The pair, who are favourite to win the gold, led from the start and had a comfortable win, beating the German team by nearly three seconds.

12.   German teams have proved in the past that they produce their best football in the heat of competition.

13.   Among the favorites in show jumping, the highly disciplined German team always tends to step up during Olympic competition.

14.   Among the stories told here is that of Gretel Bergmann, the Jewish track star who was dropped from the German team just before the Olympics began.

15.   Adidas also is an official sponsor of the German national team, as well as an official FIFA sponsor and the supplier of clothing equipment for World Cup referees.

16.   Brehme took a chance, and finally, so did Rudi Voeller, coach of the German national team.

17.   But a month later he was one of the few weak spots for the U.S. in the prestigious Copa America and has been cut by his German team.

18.   But shortly after that she was notified that she would be excluded from the German Olympic team.

19.   Croatia now heads for Lyon and a rematch with the German team that defeated them at the last European championship.

20.   Drawing heavily on graduates of the former East German schools, the German team ranked second in total medals at the Atlanta Games behind the United States.