World Cup Live: France progress to semifinal

Uruguay and France will battle it out for a place in the World Cup semi-finals as they eliminated Portugal and Argen
Updated 06 Jul, 2018

Uruguay and France will battle it out for a place in the World Cup semi-finals as they eliminated Portugal and Argentina respectively in the last 16 stage.

The encounter will see the attacking flair of Luis Suarez take on the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann in Russia.

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Full time:  France 2-0 Uruguay


90min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Final change on the way for France as Griezmann departs as Nail Fekir comes in for last dig.


90min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Uruguay have five added minutes.


89min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Look what they make you give - Cristian Rodriguez is in floods of tears as we enter the last few minutes.




85min: France 2-0 Uruguay

There's a lot of very sad looking Uruguayans crying into their facepaint. Losing in a quarter-final is never nice but especially defeats like this are hard to take.



81min: France 2-0 Uruguay

France’s second goal took all the sting out of this game. They are just about 10 minutes away from cruising into the semis.


80min: France 2-0 Uruguay

France midfield Tolisso makes the slow departure off the field to be replaced by Nzonzi.


77min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Marvelous feet from Mbappe as he takes a horrible pass to him in, skips away from Godin and has a shot blocked.


73min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Uruguay make their final switch as Jonathan Urretaviscaya replaces Nandez.



70min: France 2-0 Uruguay

This is all playing into France's hands though.


67min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Mbappe and Rodriguez booked as tempers boiling over now. Mbappe goes down holding his face after a scuffle with Rodriguez. Players from both sides then get involved with handbags - including Paul Pogba, who is rather unforunate to escape being punished for raising his hands to Nahitan Nadez's head.


64min: France 2-0 Uruguay

Uruguay respond with a slow shot flying wide from the edge of the box, but Lloris had that covered.


61min: France 2-0 Uruguay

GOAL!!!! Griezmann


56min: France 1-0 Uruguay

It looks like Uruguay opt Plan B as they bring on Max Gomez for Cristhian Stuani while Bentancur departs for Cristian Rodriguez


56min: France 1-0 Uruguay

Since half-time Uruguay have had one badly sliced shot wide and nothing else. They need to boast about in an attacking sense or now the South American benche should look for Plan B.



51min: France 1-0 Uruguay

Better goalkeeping from Muslera, who leaps off his line to punch an excellent Mbappe free-kick away in front of Pogba.


STATS

Uruguay have failed to win any of their previous 16 World Cup games in which they’ve conceded the first goal.


46min: France 1-0 Uruguay

A glimpse of what could happen. France turn the ball over, there's space in behind for the first real time and Griezmann is a half-second away from sending Mbappe clear.


45 minutes left for Uruguay to reply as 2nd half gets underway.





Half Time


Two minutes added extra time


44min: France 1-0 Uruguay

Outstanding save by French captain Lioris, who denies Uruguay to equalize.


40min: France 1-0 Uruguay

GOAL!!! Raphael Varane.

Excellent free-kick by Griezmann clips a ball into the box and it allows Varane to leap up and glance a header across goal.


39min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Now Uruguay pick up a booking as Rodrigo Bentancur is cautioned for a poor sliding challenge on Tolisso.


38min: France 0-0 Uruguay

A first shot on target for Uruguay but a near post effort from the edge of the box.


37min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Pogba plays in Mbappe down the right but as he cross low from the byline there is not even a France player in the penalty area as Uruguay bring the ball away.


34min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Lucas Hernandez is booked for pulling on the shirt of Nahitan Nandez.


33min: France 0-0 Uruguay

There is half-chance for France as Pavard's low cross is flicked on by Mbappe.



28min: France 0-0 Uruguay

No keeper has been tested yet. Defences on top so far, although it is Uruguay's being called upon more.


 


25min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Luis Suarez is rather fortunate to escape punishment after his latest over zealous challenge on Pavard.


22min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Corner for France as Benjamin Pavard sees a cross blocked behind.



18min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Another crunching tackle from Stuani into the back of Hernandez, they are targeting the France left-back.


16min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Benjamin Pavard lifts in a lofted, early cross, Olivier Giroud shows his penalty box Sat-Nav remains attuned as he nods it back to find the unmarked Kylian Mbappe instead of going for goal.



14min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Brave keeping from Hugo Lloris who into a path of raised feet dives out to punch clear a Diego Godin knockdown.


13min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Quite surprised that even inside the first 13 minutes not yellow card yet for either side.



9min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Good response from France who were starting to get overrun.


6min: France 0-0 Uruguay

Sloppy start for France. Now Uruguay find space to attack the right flank and it results in Cristhian Stuani dragging wide across goal.


2min: France 0-0 Uruguay

This could become a physical match quite quickly and already Uruguay are up to their tricks as Jose Gimenez leaves a sneaky foot on the achilles of Olivier Giroud who just needs a moment or two to recover before the game continues.



 

 





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