51.   Rookie Patrick Carpentier and Hiro Matsushita each brought out a red flag during qualifying with crashes.

52.   She sacked in until almost the last minute Wednesday, then handily won her world championships qualifying round with a solid and graceful program.

53.   She will qualify with three more victories or a major title.

54.   Spain could also qualify with a draw.

55.   Spain, already qualified with six points, kept goalkeeper Iker Casillas, defender Miguel Angel Nadal and star striker Raul Gonzalez in their positions but changed the rest.

56.   The Colombians still lie second and four teams qualify along with defending titlist Brazil.

57.   The French would virtually be ensured of qualifying with a victory.

58.   The Olympic champion Czech Republic also has qualified with two decisive victories over Austria and Japan.

59.   The next best six group runners-up qualify with the remaining two runners-up facing off in a neutral-site playoff match for the final berth.

60.   The Norwegians completed the qualifying round with nine points, two ahead of Milan which could have qualified with a draw.