21.   Hearts, who lost two defenders through injury, showed great resilience in equalising within twelve minutes.

22.   In Group G Croatia lose defender Boris Zivkovic, sent off against Mexico, for their match against Italy on Saturday.

23.   Leicester who had already been decimated by a flu epidemic lost defender Neil Lewis early on when he handled the ball.

24.   Lyon, in third spot, lose central defender Bruno Ngotty, who has been suspended for three matches.

25.   Still, the team lost defender Leon Lett to a one-year suspension after he tested positive for drugs in a random test.

26.   The Germans had already lost key defender Jurgen Kohler who went home after the first game with ruptured knee ligaments, and ankle-victim Mario Basler.