11.   Richards went on to qualify with ease.

12.   They will play in their first Open after qualifying with McGovern last week.

13.   This year, drivers will begin qualifying with a two-tire change and then complete three consecutive laps in the unique time trials.

14.   Only the group winners qualify along with the best second-placed team from the nine European groups.

15.   Also in Africa Saturday, Morocco was scheduled to play at home against Ghana in a late game and would also qualify with a win or draw.

16.   Also that day, Cameroon can qualify with a win at Zimbabwe.

17.   Argentina also would have qualified with a victory over South Korea.

18.   Berger said there have been difficulties especially in qualifying with his Benetton Renault car, so he was happy about the second slot.

19.   Both the tournament co-host and the United States, with four points each, can qualify with a draw in their final first-round matches Friday.

20.   Both teams qualified with victories on Tuesday.