ATLANTA, July 10 : African interest at the World Cup ended with Morocco on Thursday, but the continent will be pleased with its results at the 2026 finals, even if it will have no teams in the final four.The continent had nine of its 10 sides get past the group stage, revelled with the rest of the world in the fairytale exploits of tiny Cape Verde and came close to staging stunning upsets, letting slip precious leads with only minutes to play.In Qatar four years ago, Morocco became the first African side to reach the semi-finals, but in the expanded 48-team format in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., they were eliminated in the quarter-finals - on both occasions by France.The North Africans were always expected to be a potential contender, especially after giving Brazil a scare in their openin