21.   Acuna, who is expected to feature in the Paraguayan side during the forthcoming World Cup, will miss league matches against Tenerife, Real Sociedad and Mallorca.

22.   After the league received complaints from unnamed teams, it stipulated that players could not miss league matches to play in the Olympic preliminaries.

23.   Also missing the match will be midfielder Jens Jeremies, with a long-term knee injury.

24.   Barrera was expected to accompany Salas in the attack against Colombia, but team doctor Eugenio Valdecanto said he will probably miss the match.

25.   Both Savicevic and Mijatovic have been injured lately and have missed several matches for their clubs, which could be a major handicap in France.

26.   Blazevic plans to bring striker Alen Boksic back into the team, after he missed the match against Denmark because of a head injury.

27.   Both Djukic and Kovacevic will miss the match.

28.   Bulent Korkmaz was likely to miss the match because of flu, Gunes said.

29.   But French internationals playing in European leagues would have missed domestic matches if they played in Mexico.

30.   But fellow Frenchman Didier Deschamps, another key to the Juventus midfield, will miss the match through suspension.