1.  Blind may known more for his positional instincts than for his speed, but when it comes to Michael Reiziger and Winston Bogarde, speedy strikers should beware.

2.  Born in Switzerland and naturalized German, the speedy Bayer Leverkusen striker with good technical skills notched the winner against Paraguay and set up another against South Korea.

3.  Dortmund goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could not hold onto the ball and Julius Aghahowa, the speedy Nigerian striker, outpaced the Dortmund defense to tap in the rebound.

4.  He put speedy striker Edilson in for Ronaldo to keep the defense honest and let his team do the rest.

5.  Speedy striker Nidzam Adzha Yusoff has recovered from injury.

6.  The speedy striker paid back by being the match winner.

7.  The speedy striker broke away down the left and lobbed over goalkeeper Elisabeth Leidinge from just inside the penalty area.

8.  In the second half the introduction of speedy young striker Qu Bo also led to some promising breaks.

9.  Even spearhead Dhanraj Pillay had an off-day as the Argentine defence kept a tight watch on the speedy striker.