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Monday, July 10, 2006

By Michelle Kaufman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

BERLIN _ Three hours had passed since Germany beat Portugal for third place Saturday night, and still horns were honking, streets were jammed with revelers, and teenagers were hanging out of car windows waving Deutschland flags. Things were even wilder in Stuttgart, where the match was played.

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By Michelle Kaufman
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

BERLIN _ Zinedine Zidane lost his temper, France lost the World Cup final, and the victorious Italians, who head home Monday to a possible verdict in a massive match-fixing scandal, celebrated their fourth world title with unbridled joy after winning the tense match 5-3 in penalty kicks. The match was deadlocked 1-1 after regulation.