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The Kylian Mbappé Show
According to the distance traveled by France, Kylian Mbappe, only 19 years old, claims the title of best player of the tournament. He scored three goals and stands out among the powerful strikers of France, including Antoine Griezmann (two goals), Paul Pogba, Olivier Giroud and Blaise Matuidi (suspended for this match). In the knockout win over Argentina, Mbappe became the youngest player to score two goals in a World Cup game since, well, a certain Pele.
France vs Uruguay: The Story
The last five games between these teams have seen more red cards (two) than goals (one). This included draws 0-0 in the group stage of the World Cups 2002 and 2010, Thierry Henry getting a red card in the first and Nicholas Lodeiro in the second.
Starting France
Goalkeeper: 1 Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Defenders: 21 Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid), 2 Benjamin Pavard (Stuttgart), 5 Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), 4 Raphael Varane (Real Madrid )
Midfielders: 13 N 'Golo Kante (Chelsea), 6 Paul Pogba (Manchester United), 12 Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich)
Forwards: 9 Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), 7 Antoine Griezmann ( Atletico Madrid), 10 Kylian Mbappe (Paris St. Germain)
Bad news for Uruguay: Edinson Cavani Out
The news of the line-up is here, and it's not good for the # Uruguay: Edinson Cavani is not named in the starting lineup. That puts a ton of pressure from Luis Suarez to score. Cristhian Stuani will also play in front of Uruguay
Here is the starting lineup of Uruguay:
Goalkeeper: 1 Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)
Defenders: 3 Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid ), 2 Jose Maria Gimenez (Atletico Madrid), 22 Martin Caceres (Lazio)
Midfielder: 8 Nahitan Nandez (Boca Juniors), 14 Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria), 15 Matias Vecino (Inter Milan), 6 Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus), 17 Diego Laxalt (Genoa) [19659016] Continue reading the main story
Forwards: 11 Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 9 Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Golden Generation of Uruguay
This is probably the last tournament of the golden generation of Uruguyan who was the semifinal of the 2010 World Cup in South America. 2011 and made the quarterfinals here. Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Diego Godin, Fernando Muslera, Maxi Pereira and Martín Cáceres are all on the wrong side of 30.
Uruguay Strong in defense
The goal of Uruguay went with Brazil as better defensive team at the cup. Uruguay has the fewest yellow cards in the tournament, one, tied with Saudi Arabia eliminated.
The unsung hero of France
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Spotting the ball: The decisive trick
Messi is gone. Ronaldo is gone. Germany has been gone for a long time. But Spot the Ball survived the knockout round of the World Cup! To celebrate, we shot some photos of the round of 16 and made a very important change – we pulled the ball. See if you can guess where it was.
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For a star, you have to turn to defender Benjamin Pavard, a surprise send-off to the team and a surprise striker against Argentina. Surprisingly, it was the first goal of his career with his foot. "I scored two goals with my head, but, I mean, I never score goals," he said. It has been highly speculated that Bayern Munich will sign Pavard next summer.
France vs. Uruguay Top Story Lines
• France was one of the most impressive teams in the World Cup, winning its group before eliminating Lionel Messi and Argentina in the round of 16, 4-3, in one of the tournament matches.
• Uruguay was 3-for-3 in its group, not conceding a goal, then beat Portugal, 2-1, sending Cristiano Ronaldo to the sidelines
• On both Uruguay's most successful strikers, Luis Suarez was the first to score, scoring in the second and third games. But Edinson Cavani went over, scoring in the 90th minute of the third game. two more in the knockout game. He suffered a calf injury in this match, however, and is questionable for this one.
• France are proposing to return to the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 2006, the year that ended with a defeat in the final. Italy and a Zinedine Zidane head. Uruguay finished in the semi-finals in 2010.
• France is considered the second favorite to win the tournament, after Brazil, and is a favorite in this game.
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