31.   It will play its first-round group games in Japan.

32.   Korea, Japan and France are automatically among the top eight seeds who will avoid each other in the opening group games.

33.   Lithuania, which won a bronze medal in Sydney last year, meets France Sunday in their final group game in Ankara.

34.   Manchester United and Bayern met twice in Champions League group games this season, drawing both times.

35.   Like all second round group games, England-Nigeria and Argentina-Sweden will take place simultaneously so that no team gets an advantage over another.

36.   Michael Owen and Emile Heskey both hit the target as the team finally recaptured its scoring touch after just two in the group games.

37.   New Zealand and Fiji will also face Australia and Samoa, which also won their respective group games.

38.   New Zealand and Japan met in the other group three game.

39.   Nigeria did lost captain Uche Ukechukwu for its last group game, against Paraguay.

40.   Norwegian side Rosenborg plays at IFK Goteborg of Sweden in the other group game.