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![FIFA World Cup: What happened at the Cup overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
FIFA World Cup: What happened at the Cup overnight
Nicolas Anelka's foul-mouthed tirade at the French coach dominated overnight news at the WC.
![Soccer: French shed no tears for defeat of 'imposteurs'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Soccer: French shed no tears for defeat of 'imposteurs'
Rarely can a country have greeted its own national team's humiliation in the World Cup with such grim satisfaction.
![<i>Winston Aldworth:</i> We've all gone a little like Maradona](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Winston Aldworth:</i> We've all gone a little like Maradona
In World Cup season, the heady air does strange things to a sense of perspective.