France eased past Uruguay to take their place in the World Cup semifinals with a 2-0 win in their last eight match. Uruguay is the third South American victim to the French after Peru and Argentina were beaten in the earlier stages.
Uruguay were without their most influential player, Edinson Cavani who were ruled out for the knee injury suffered in the match against Portugal. Luis Suarez had to take the important role but struggled to make an impact.
France produced a very good performance with Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante were pretty outstanding throughout the match. Raphael Varane gave France the lead with a header in the 40th minute. Antoine Griezmann sent in a free kick from the right side and Varane raced across the area. He got his head to the ball and sent it into the far corner behind Muslera. In the 61st minute Griezmann increased the lead for his team. His powerful shot flew directly to the hands of the goalkeeper but slipped into the net.
Uruguay were unbeaten in 2018 until this match, and Muslera has been one of the best goalkeeper at this World Cup. They just lost to a better team. The victory gave France a spot in the World Cup semifinals. The 1998 champions will next face either Brazil or Belgium on Tuesday in St. Petersburg.
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