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FIFA World Cup 2018: France beat Uruguay 2-0 to enter semi-finals

FIFA World Cup 2018: France beat Uruguay 2-0 to enter semi-finals

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FT - France beat Uruguay 2-0 to enter semi-finals

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. France will face the winners of the second quarter-final between Brazil and Belgium later in the day.

90+3' - Substitution! Third change for France: Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Nabil Fekir

90' - Five minutes added as stoppage time

90' - Back-to-back throw ins for Uruguay from the right flank near the France area. France defended well to deny any chance for the South American side

89' - Antoine Griezmann shot it over the Uruguay crossbar from the set piece

88' - Free-kick for France from a dangerous position.

87' - Substitution! Second change for France: Kylian Mbappe is replaced by Ousmane Dembele

84' - Luis Suarez played dummy on the edge of France area, but the defenders were alert to thwart the Uruguay move

81' - France lead the possession 58% to 42 % so far

79' - Substitution! Change for France: Corentin Tolisso is replaced by Steven N'Zonzi

76' - Olivier Giroud shot it wide of the Uruguayan goal from the edge of the box

73' - Substitution! Third change for Uruguay: Nahitan Nandez is replaced by Jonathan Urretaviscaya

73' - MISSED! Corentin Tolisso got a clear chance to shoot just outside the Uruguay box, but he shot it over the crossbar

69' - Yellow Cards! Referee has shown yellow to both France's Kylian Mbappe and Uruguay's Cristian Rodriguez in the end

68' - Lots of argument and jostling in the middle after Kylian Mbappe fell down near the Uruguayen box, after what looked like a minimum of a touch from Cristian Rodriguez.

64' - Cristian Rodriguez's second attempt, from the edge of the penalty area, went just wide of France goal

63' - Corner for Uruguay. And ended into another corner.

61' - GOAL! Antoine Griezmann doubled the lead for France

A howler by Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera gifted Antoine Griezmann and France a goal in the World Cup quarterfinal contest. Griezmann tried his luck from distance and the ball went almost straight to the keeper, but Muslera's attempt to clear it out went over his head and into the net after hitting his palm.

59' - Substitutions! Double change for Uruguay: OUT - Cristhian Stuani and John Bentancur | IN - Maxi Gomez and Christian Rodriguez

58' - Uruguay pressed for the equaliser. After a good build-up, Martin Caceres mishit the ball from outside the right of France goal

56' - Rodrigo Bentancur's left-footer from the right top of France box went well wide of the goal

52' - Kylian Mbappe won another corner for France, their third of the match. Antoine Griezmann's delivery was easily headed out by Luis Suarez

51' - Uruguay keeper Fernando Muslera punched the ball out with Paul Pogba next to him. Kylian Mbappe had won a free-kick right of Uruguayan box

49' - France won a free-kick in it's own half

Second half begins...

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