31.   The United States will face Guatemala in the semifinals Friday night, and the winner will qualify for the Sydney Games.

32.   Two more African group winners will also qualify.

33.   With both teams entering the Champions League, third-place play-off winner SC Heerenveen qualifies for the Cup Winners Cup.

34.   Group winners qualify for finals in France.

35.   Intertoto cup quarter-final winners also qualify.

36.   But UEFA officials have left open questions about qualifiers within the current format, including the possibility that national Cup winners should qualify directly for the Champions League.

37.   EUROPE Group winners qualified automatically for the finals.

38.   The three winners qualify for the first round of the UEFA Cup.

39.   The winner should qualify for the following season for the UEFA cup competition.

40.   The winner qualifies automatically for the next World Cup, and the loser must play in the qualifiers.