At the end the tears flow. In front of the "Café Rive Droite" in the center of Paris, they run unchecked down the cheeks of the young woman who has wrapped the Moroccan flag around her shoulders. She doesn't want to talk about what happened that evening. About the end of this dream of underdogs who can become heroes. At least at a soccer World Cup. For three and a half long weeks, the Morocco team kept that dream alive. Until it burst yesterday. 2-0 for France. Out for the Atlas lions "We feel a little broken," says a young Moroccan next to the crying woman.

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