France, then Argentina, now Italy stare into the snakepit

By Gavin Ellison, Miyagi

Thu, 13 Jun, 2002 - 13:52

By Gavin Ellison, Miyagi

TEARS in Miyagi, jeers in Osaka, but the Group of Death claimed the least likely victim yesterday when Argentina followed joint favourites France out of the World Cup.

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