MEXICO CITY — On a day in which the Estadio Azteca euphorically roared like never before, the silence as hundreds upon thousands of utterly spent Mexico fans made their way out of the mythical stadium on Sunday night was eerie.
No mass celebrations that extend until dawn and beyond, instead sleepless nights. No tales of heroism of a team of warriors that took down a giant, instead memories of heartbreak. No trip to the quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years, instead another painful chapter defined by what could’ve been.
