31.  German coach Christoph Daum announced Tuesday that he had been fired by Besiktas.

32.  German coach Paul Lisekk said Australia was a different team this year than the one which defeated Germany in the bronze medal playoff at the Atlanta Olympics last year.

33.  German coach Paul Lissek said, curiously, that he hopes Shahbaz starts the game.

34.  German coach Rudi Voeller has recalled Bayern Munich veterans Mehmet Scholl and Jens Jeremies, who are available again after long injuries but lacking match fitness.

35.  German coach Rudi Voeller said his team would have to play better to get to the final.

36.  German coach Rudi Voeller, down to five forwards, is expected to nominate Thomas Brdaric as a replacement.

37.  German coach Thomas Schwab said.

38.  German coach Berti Vogts has almost an entire lineup missing through injury, including star players such as Juergen Klinsmann Matthias Sammer and Ulf Kirsten.

39.  German coach Berti Vogts is coming under increasing pressure after his team lost the World Cup title in the summer.

40.  German coach Berti Vogts said his team had risen from the dead.