Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre had a right to look stunned after the 3-1 defeat to Spain in their Group H clash here left the north Africans with a second round mountain to climb.
Australia will see much of themselves in the playing style of Croatia in their crunch World Cup group match to decide who goes through to the knockout round, assistant coach Graham Arnold said.
Togo coach Otto Pfister reckons his World Cup minnows have performed well on their first appearance in the finals considering the damaging row over unpaid bonuses that has dogged their stay in Germany.
Serbia-Montenegro's game against Ivory Coast on Wednesday will mark the last time the "Hey Slavs!" Yugoslav anthem is played at a soccer stadium. And it will be the final occasion the country's blue, white and red flag will fly above a sporting venue.
Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin hailed his players for bouncing back from their 4-0 hammering suffered at the hands of Spain to deliver their own footballing masterclass against Saudi Arabia.
Japan coach Zico has ruled out his home country Brazil doing him any favours in their final Group F match, even if the hot favourites field substitutes against the unfancied Asian champions.
Argentina's veteran striker Hernan Crespo warned that "we've still not won anything," as he played down the euphoria of the 6-0 win over Serbia and Montenegro which guaranteed a place in the last 16 even before a Wednesday meeting with Holland.
Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic said his World Cup surprise packages fear no one and will make the United States suffer in their crucial World Cup Group E match on Thursday.
Abandonment. Heartbreak. Threats. Reconciliation. Money squabbles. Even "I Will Survive," the anthem of scorned and bitter folks everywhere, blaring as the players trudged off the field.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday applauded Australian football players' performance in the match against powerful Brazil in World Cup.
Desperate fans across Japan are praying for a repeat of their miracle win over Brazil at the 1996 Olympics, with hopes of remaining in the World Cup now resting on beating the title holders.
Brazil's lackluster performance against Australia was good enough for coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and his players.
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