World Cup 2018, Uruguay vs France Highlights: Raphael Varane, Antoine Griezmann Help France Beat Uruguay 2-0, Enter Semis

World Cup 2018, Uruguay vs France Highlights: Raphael Varane, Antoine Griezmann Help France Beat Uruguay 2-0, Enter Semis

FIFA World Cup 2018 Quarter Final, Highlights, Uruguay vs France: Raphael Varane and Antoinne Griezmann were on target for France.

FIFA Football World Cup 2018 Quarter-Final: Raphael Varane and Antoinne Griezmann scored for France.© AFP

France outclassed Uruguay 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in on Friday. Raphael Varane and Antoinne Griezmann scored the two goals as France reached their sixth semi-final at the World Cup. A Fernando Muslera howler in the 61st minute handed France a 2-0 lead in the second half of the quarter-final clash. 

Griezmann hit a powerful shot headed straight to Muslera but he failed to collect it cleanly and the ball ended up at the back of the net. Raphael Varane had earlier scored with a clinical header in the 40th minute to give France a 1-0 lead over Uruguay at the end of the first half. 

The first half didn't see any clear-cut chances for either teams. Nahitan Nandez had a chance for Uruguay from close range. Uruguay were the better team in the first quarter but they hardly troubled French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Kylian Mbappe had a few good chances for France in the first half but he couldn't convert them. 

He had a glorious chance in the 20th minute when his header from six-yards out went way over the goal post. After initial pressure from Uruguay, France got hold of the proceedings and started to dictate the play. Mbappe exposed the Uruguay defence again in the 34th minute after outrunning Diego Laxalt in the right wing but his ball went past everyone. Lucas Torreira was alive to the danger then and cleared it. The goal that came off Antoine Griezmann's cross that found Varane in the box. 

Varane glanced his header out of Fernando Muslera's reach and gave France the lead. Martin Caceres had a chance to equalise after Varane's goal but the French goal keeper stretched to his extreme right to thwart the ball out for a Uruguay corner. (Highlights: Uruguay vs France)

Highlights Between Uruguay vs France, 2018 FIFA World Cup, Quarter-Final, straight from Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod

21:27 IST: Thank you for staying with us for the live match updates of the first quarter-finals. We will shortly be back for the live updates of the second quarter-final between Brazil and Belgium.

21:24 IST: FULL-TIME! And its over. France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The French now lie in wait in the semis for the winner of the other quarter-final between Belgium and Brazil.

21:18 IST: Ninety minutes up. 5 additional minutes.

21:15 IST: SUBSTITUTION! Mbappe makes way for Dembele. Final 3 minutes plus stoppage time to go.

21:10 IST: Final 8 minutes to go. It seems France are headed to the semi-finals at Uruguay's expense. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 94 minutes

21:05 IST: Substitution! N'Zonzi is getting ready to come on for France. Tolisso makes way.

21:00 IST: Uruguay substitution! Jonathan Urretaviscaya comes in for N Nandez. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 74 minutes

20:57 IST: YELLOW CARD! Mbappe and Uruguay's Rodriguez get booked. There is chaos out there. Mbappe does a bit of trickery to infuriate the Uruguay players. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 68 minutes

20:51 IST: Uruguay have a mountain to climb now.

20:50 IST: GOAL! Muslera spills it and Griezmann gets France a two-goal lead in the 61st minute. He wanted to parry it but it goes straight into his goal. Paul Pogba orchestrated the attack winning the ball right from Vecino in the middle of the park. His presence of mind and a pin point pass to Griezmann gave France a two-goal cushion. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 62 minutes

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