21.   Rostock, Karlsruhe SC and Hamburger SV are in a three-way race for the final UEFA Cup berth.

22.   The final berth will be fought out Sunday between Canada and Cuba.

23.   The final berth is up for grabs between Bebeto, Donizete and Elber, a revelation of the tournament.

24.   The final berth for the Olympics will be decided in the third-place match Sunday between defeated semi-finalists Brazil and Canada.

25.   The International Hockey Federation then granted the Americans a chance to play for the final World Cup berth by facing the seventh-place finisher, India.

26.   The next best six group runners-up qualify with the remaining two runners-up facing off in a neutral-site playoff match for the final berth.

27.   The results mean France heads into the final day of play with the advantage over the Germans and Slovenes for the final remaining berth in the Pool A championship.

28.   The Rangers trail Boston and Buffalo by nine points in the race for the final two playoff berths in the Eastern Conference.

29.   The remaining two second-placed teams must meet in a playoff game to decide the final berth.

30.   The remaining two second-place teams will meet in a playoff to determine the final berth.