France vs Uruguay News
Raphael Varane’s glancing header and a goalkeeping blunder that gifted Antoine Griezmann a soft goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday and set them up for a last-four tie with either Brazil or Belgium.
The Europeans won with a Raphael Varane header in the first half and a fumble by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera in the second that let a soft Antoine Griezmann shot go in.
Uruguay suffered without striker Edinson Cavani, who was ruled out with a calf injury.
France will either face Belgium or Brazil in the semi-final match on July 10.
It is the end of the road for the South Americans. France, on the other hand, will face the winner of Brazil vs Belgium in the semi-finals.
France and Uruguay will face each other at Nizhny Novgorod stadium on Friday.
France’s only defeat in their last 16 matches was in March at home by Colombia in a friendly match. They have recorded eight wins and two draws in their last 10 fixtures.
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