1. A win would have assured a trip to the single-elimination second round. 2. The win almost assured the U.S. team of reaching the second round. 3. A Cleveland win would have assured the Indians of playing Boston and having home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. 4. Still, the Nissan win assured him a six-year run of victories on the Tour. 5. The win all but assured the U.S. team of a Wednesday quarterfinal game against Germany. 6. The win assured Philadelphia of its first series triumph over the Diamondbacks in the last seven tries. 7. The win assures Canada a place in the second round, where the club is expected to face Croatia and Japan. 8. The win assured Deportivo of a place in the last eight, but leaves Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen vying for the second qualifying spot from the group. 9. While the win almost certainly assured them a place in the quarter-finals it did not show him much. |