11.   LF Cliff Floyd missed his second consecutive game with a nagging groin pull.

12.   LF Cliff Floyd missed his third straight game due to a nagging groin pull.

13.   Reiffel suffered a hamstring injury against Pakistan, while Waugh has a nagging groin strain that needs to be rested.

14.   The exception is defender Vegard Heggem, who has a nagging groin strain.

15.   Urmanov, who is also the defending European champion, has been out since the world championships in March with a nagging groin injury.

16.   Ziege, of Bayern Munich, yields his place at the back to Ralf Weber of Eintracht Frankfurt because of a nagging groin injury.