31.   The forward lines are also under review.

32.   They play on the same forward line.

33.   This includes the forward lines, where American stars have shown a willingness to accept lesser roles than they might enjoy on their separate clubs.

34.   They will also need another aggressive game from their forceful forward line of Tkachuk, Bill Guerin and Mike Modano.

35.   With the four forward lines a mix-and-match collection, it is hard to know for sure who is expendable or coveted by other teams.

36.   Among the injured were central defenders Juergen Kohler and Julio Cesar, as well as the entire first-choice forward line of Karlheinz Riedle and Stephane Chapuisat.

37.   Australian coach Frank Farina on Monday named an unchanged starting lineup for the Uruguay match, featuring Leeds United teammates Kewell and Viduka in the forward line.

38.   Brazilian striker Giovane Elber is expected to be benched, with Ruggiero Rizzitelli and Carsten Jancker in the forward line.

39.   But as so often when all eyes are on the forward line, the bruising clash in midfield could well hold the key to the outcome.

40.   Coach Fabio Capello has a stellar forward line also including Montenegrin Dejan Savicevic and Italian internationals Marco Simone and GianLuigi Lentini.