21.   The attacking midfielder tore a knee ligament in a club match last month, and has been told he will almost certainly be unfit for the World Cup.

22.   The attacking midfielder, who plays for Atalanta in the Italian league, is suffering from muscle problems.

23.   With strikers Alistair Edwards, Shamsurin Abdul Rahman and attacking midfielder Ramos Sari in the treatment room, the Sarawak frontline is without bite.

24.   He played for the Czechs on the left, but his usual position is as an attacking midfielder.

25.   Ingesson, an attacking midfielder, started his career with IFK Gothenburg and played for Belgian club, Mechelen, before joining PSV.

26.   Attacking midfielder Marc Wilmots of Standard Liege scored five goals in the qualifying phase.

27.   But the attacking midfielder believes his team are better placed than ever to do well in Mali.

28.   Favoured to line up alongside Centeno are Steven Bryce and Greece-based attacking midfielder Ronald Gomez.

29.   Matthaus, whose role in Mexico had been exclusively negative, had emerged as a superb attacking midfielder and was the player of the tournament.

30.   The attacking midfielder, sent off in the preliminary round against Karslrhue, was booked for handball in the semi-final against Slavia Prague.