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    "excerpt": "Morocco coach Walid Regragui was a proud man after a 2-0 defeat to France in the semifinals ended his side's hopes of a first-ever World Cup final for an African nation and he also lamented the injury misfortune that dogged his team in the game.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>FIFA World Cup: <\/strong>Morocco coach Walid Regragui was a proud man after a 2-0 defeat to France in the semifinals ended his side&#39;s hopes of a first-ever World Cup final for an African nation and he also lamented the injury misfortune that dogged his team in the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Regragui had named Romain Saiss and Naif Aguerd in his starting line-up, only for Saiss to leave the pitch after just 20 minutes, while Aguard was forced to withdraw after his muscle problem returned in the pre-game warmup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We lost Aguerd in the warm-up, Saiss and then (Noussair) Mazraoui at half-time. It was a bit too much for us but those who returned gave their all,&quot; he said after the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The coach admitted that &quot;against a team like France, the slightest mistake is expensive, and we can&#39;t go to the final when we waste as many chances as we had in the first half&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We were better in the second half, but we didn&#39;t score, and the second goal (in the 79th minute) kills us,&quot; said Regragui.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Morocco will now play Croatia in the third and fourth place play-off and he admitted he would give a chance to players who have not been regulars in his side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s going to be hard mentally, we&#39;re going to give playing time to those who have played less,&quot; commented the coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Morocco will now play Croatia in the third and fourth place play-off and he admitted he would give a chance to players who have not been regulars in his side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwYLR1xf7FQ\">Roston Chase Picks Up His All-Time XI, Includes 3 Indians<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>This story has not been edited by Cricketnmore staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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