Summary
France moved into the semi-finals of the World Cup with a remarkably straightforward defeat of a subdued Uruguay on Friday. Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann scored as France advanced to a World Cup semi-final against either Belgium or Brazil after easing past Uruguay on Friday.
Following an opening passage high on energy but bereft of quality, Varane glanced home a Griezmann free-kick to open the scoring before the Atletico Madrid man doubled France’s advantage just after the hour mark in a moment to forget for Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
Griezmann found space 25 yards out and fired in a shot that should have been routine for Muslera but the ball slipped through his grasp and into the net. Oscar Tabarez’s Uruguay, without injured striker Edinson Cavani, never looked like finding a route back into the game and France now await Friday’s late game to see who they will meet in St Petersburg on Tuesday.
Varane’s Clinical Header Gives France 1-0 Lead vs Uruguay. Muslera goes Karius to gift Greizmann long-range goal leads 2-0 against Uruguay. France could be on their way to their last four as Griezmann doubles their lead. The forward is afforded space and time on the edge of the box and he fires at goal. It’s straight at Muslera, but he has a howler, palming the ball straight into his own net. A shocker from the Uruguay keeper.
Moments
5′ Chaos! Chaos in the France area as they make a real hash of dealing with Diego Laxalt’s cross, it runs across the box and Nahitan Nandez has a shot blocked.
15′ CHANCE! Mbappe spurns an opening in front of goal. Pavard’s cross into the box is headed into the path of the forward in the box by Giroud. Mbappe has space and time, but he opts for the first time header and mistimes his jump, planting his effort over the bar.
21′ Pogba and Mbappe combine in the final third to attempt to release Griezmann in the box, but the forward’s flick is intercepted by Gimenez.
33′ YELLOW CARD! Hernandez loses out to Nandez and then pulls back the midfielder. The referee puts him into the book.
40′ GOAL – Uruguay 0-1 France! VARANE HEADS FRANCE IN FRONT!!!! 1-0!!! Les Bleus take the lead as Varane glances his header into the net. Griezmann floated a precise free-kick towards the middle, taking a slight stutter before his delivery to confuse the Uruguay backline. His hesitation and the accuracy of the delivery allowed Varane to get ahead of Stuani. The defender placed his effort into the corner away from Muslera to put France ahead.
62′ GOAL – Uruguay 0-2 France! Muslera goes Karius to gift Greizmann long-range goal. A shocker from the Uruguay keeper.
69′ YELLOW CARDS! Kylian Mbappe and Cristian Rodriguez are booked. Let’s see it again, ahhh that’s poor from Mbappe! Rodriguez hardly touched him and he makes a total meal of it.
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