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Joy, respect as Mondragon ends quest

No sooner had the final whistle blown than Faryd Mondragon was down on his knees. Even with the world's TV cameras zooming in, the then-27-year-old goalkeeper could hold back no longer. Head in his hands, he started to cry.

Goals from England's Darren Anderton and David Beckham in Colombia's final group game had sent the South Americans tumbling out of the 1998 World Cup in the first round.

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