31.  Australia have beaten the Dutch in three of their four World Cup encounters but have failed to impress in their five preliminary matches so far.

32.  The seventh-seeded German team scored another upset victory here Wednesday night, defeating Australia in a Hopman Cup tennis preliminary match.

33.  Paraguay were also drawn to play their preliminary round matches in South Korea.

34.  Pakistan will play all their five preliminary matches at home, and also the quarter-finals if they top their group or finish fourth.

35.  Preliminary matches may finish in a tie but three-minute sudden-death overtime periods are played from quarter-finals onwards.

36.  Sri Lanka defeated India and Pakistan in their first two preliminary round matches.

37.  The Canadians are convinced they can upset the hosts in the final preliminary round match at Boet Erasmus Stadium here on Saturday.

38.  The final in Athens, Georgia, is sold out but preliminary matches are available in Orlando, Miami, Washington and Birmingham.

39.  The Koreans, seeking their second consecutive World Cup appearance, now have to wait until the last preliminary round match against a determined Argentina on Tuesday.