1.   As Grant hurried down the narrow concrete stairs, he felt the first warning stab of pain in his torn thigh muscle.

2.   The injury-hit Wearsiders have been dealt another blow with the news that a torn thigh muscle will keep defender Gary Bennett out for three weeks.

3.   And Zinedine Zidane, who could have made the difference, was still unable to play because of a torn thigh muscle.

4.   But star midfielder Zinedine Zidane might return from a torn thigh muscle after missing the first two games.

5.   Ipswich will be without Italian goalkeeper Matteo Sereni, who has a torn thigh muscle, in its bid to drag itself out of the relegation zone.

6.   Les Bleus missed the creativity of injured playmaker Zinedine Zidane, the hero of its victory four years ago, who has a torn thigh muscle.

7.   Midfielder Mehmet Scholl has an ankle injury, forward Paulo Sergio is nursing a torn thigh muscle and midfielder Jens Jeremies is recovering from a knee injury.

8.   Scholl has an ankle injury, while Sergio has a torn thigh muscle.

9.   The Greek champion was without top scorer and captain Krzysztof Warzycha, a veteran Polish international who was sidelined with a torn thigh muscle.

10.   The star midfielder has a torn thigh muscle and is questionable for the remaining first-round games against Uruguay and Denmark.