11.  Barring mechanical problems or accidents, both men are expected to win the overall title Sunday in their respective groups.

12.  Brazil, Finland, Italy and Russia qualified earlier for the quarterfinals after topping their respective groups in preliminary round matches on Monday.

13.  Fourteen others were absorbed by the commercial banks within their respective groups.

14.  New Zealand and Fiji will also face Australia and Samoa, which also won their respective group games.

15.  Sweden and Slovakia topped their respective groups and will await the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals on Monday.

16.  The other top-seeded teams, Samoa, South Africa and Russia, also got into the quarterfinals after topping their respective groups with three victories each.

17.  Both Norway and Austria had only needed to avoid defeat to qualify ahead of the Dutch and Irish from their respective groups.

18.  Leaders for the two halves will be elected by their respective ethnic groups as well as candidates for a rotating presidency for the state of Bosnia itself.

19.  Like Izetbegovic, the Bosnian Serb and Bosnian Croat elected to the presidency are nationalists for their respective ethnic groups.

20.  Similar Serb and Croat nationalist parties are likely to do well with their respective ethnic groups also.