For a long time, they stayed on the pitch. They looked lost. Incredulous. The World Cup is over for the French players. And they can hardly believe it.
Around them, the Parc des Princes is emptying. Tears can't stop dripping on Marion Torrent's cheeks. She is one of the first back in the dressing room, sat alongside her Montpellier teammate and best friend Sakina Karchaoui, who is crying as well despite not playing a single minute on Friday night as France lost to the United States 2-1 in the quarterfinals.
Still outside on the pitch, Eugenie Le Sommer can't stop crying either.