The England team's initialconfusion at the hosts' decision turned to smiles as their calculations told them they had won the match, while the West Indies' celebrations were quickly put on hold as they hastily examined the Duckworth-Lewis scoring system.
French Football Federation chairman Claude Simonet caused confusion with an initial statement that said Zidane would definitely miss the first two games.
In Glastonbury, southern England, where one of the world's largest music festivals was to kick off Friday morning, initial rumors and then confirmation of Jackson's death added to confusion and then shock among festival goers.