31.   DiCicco chose to rest four starters, and it showed in the scoreless first half.

32.   In Alexandria, after a scoreless first half, Brazil rammed in three goals Thursday to grab the top spot in Group C with nine points.

33.   In the scoreless first half, Cameroon had the better of play, but failed to convert several chances in the Egyptian end.

34.   Just when it would appear to be a scoreless first half, France scored.

35.   Neither team dominated in the scoreless second half.

36.   Neither of the teams dominated a tough scoreless first half in which both sides had several good chances.

37.   Neither side dominated the scoreless first half, but Scotland seized the initiative in the second half, attacking more aggressively.

38.   Norway owned the second half after a scoreless first half.

39.   On Tuesday the two sides played a scoreless first half under driving rain in Anoeta stadium in this seaside city in the Spanish Basque country.

40.   Tampa Bay had the better scoring chances during a scoreless first half.