1.  The loss of Elliott left Hammer very lightweight in attack and placed a heavy burden on regular strikers White and Harris.

2.  It especially lacked firepower without regular strikers Dugarry and Ravanelli.

3.  It especially lacked firepower in the absence of regular strikers Dugarry and Ravanelli.

4.  Mexico used an experimental lineup in which Garcia started up front along side Ricardo Pelaez while regular strikers Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco played wide midfield.

5.  The German team was missing regular striker Oliver Bierhoff, but otherwise played its full national team.

6.  Udinese wasted several scoring chances during the match, badly missing regular striker Bierhoff.

7.  Udinese wasted several scoring chances during the match as it badly missed its regular striker Bierhoff.

8.  Vieri receieved the opportunity to break into the starting lineup due to injuries to regular strikers Fabrizio Ravanelli and PierLuigi Casiraghi.

9.  Regular strikers Marc Degryse and Luc Nilis are now under pressure from Josip Weber, a Croat who has recently taken Belgian nationality.