11.   Brazil needed only a tie against Italy to advance to the semifinals, but Brazil could never play for a tie.

12.   A tie against the Leafs would be a point well taken.

13.   But a tie against the lowly Kings is nothing to celebrate.

14.   But Canada was stunned in the opener by Sweden and Lemieux missed the second game, a tie against the Czech Republic, with more hip pain.

15.   But even then they played L.A. tough with one victory and three ties against the Kings.

16.   But they got the victory instead of the tie against the Canucks, thanks to a last-second goal by Modano.

17.   Can clinch playoff berth with either a New York Jets loss or a tie against New England and New York Jets-Detroit game ends in a tie.

18.   Central defender Laurent Blanc scored the first golden goal in World Cup history to break a scoreless tie against Paraguay in the second round.

19.   England needs at least a tie against Colombia to move on and appears capable of accomplishing that.

20.   He figured a tie against San Diego State was a win.