51.   Manager Berti Vogts tried to contain the euphoria, terming Yugoslavia maybe the strongest team in Europe.

52.   Macqueen said Australia would field its strongest teams in most matches, but admitted the second-string selections would likely get a match against the U.S.

53.   New Zealand, by far the strongest team in the world right now, faces a reshaped England lineup getting to know each other under new coach Clive Woodward.

54.   No individual country is expected to dominate, although Germany reportedly has the strongest team.

55.   OM, the strongest team in France at the time, reportedly wanted Valenciennes to go easy.

56.   Russian coaches held Kasparov out of the first two rounds, when the strongest national teams played the lowest-rated teams.

57.   That game could virtually decide the winner of the tournament as both France and England are the strongest teams of the Five Nations this year.

58.   Sri Lanka emerged as the strongest team in limited overs competitions while still trying to gain a regular spot as a test-playing team.

59.   The Five Nations rugby union championship opened with France vs. England, which was billed as a likely Grand Slam decider between the two strongest teams.

60.   The move was a major comedown for Hill, leaving the strongest team in Formula One for one of the weakest.