As the tournament run ends on World Cup, Despair and pride for Moroccans
Supporters gathered across Morocco, Europe, and the host nation Qatar were hoping they could overcome their former colonial rulers.
But it was not to be with goals from Theo Hernandez and Kylian Mbappe seeing the world champions into the final.
"We lost, but we're very proud," a fan in Casablanca.
There was a significant police presence in central Paris for the fixture, as France is home to hundreds of thousands of people with Moroccan heritage.
As well as Moroccan flags, the colours of other North African countries were waved by supporters who had gathered on the Champs Elysées.
Riot police were seen in other European cities, including Brussels, where Moroccan fans had marked previous victories in their World Cup campaign by letting off flares and fireworks.
In The Hague, Netherlands, the weather - and defeat - seemed to curtail fans' post-match activities.
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