The last: Gourd enough for Suarez is OK for Griezmann, too

MOSCOW (AP) The last Friday at the World Cup (all local times):

9:17 pm

Belgium took a 1-0 lead against the quarter-finals World Cup race final against Brazil by a goal against his side Fernandinho.

Nacer Chadli's corner was pushed back to the far post by Vincent Kompany, then diverted to the back of the net by the Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho in the 13th minute. Brazil had control with a good press and some good chances, including a Thiago Silva effort on the post.

The winner of the Belgium-Brazil match will meet France in the semifinals.

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Belgian fans rejoice at the Kazan Arena as their unofficial anthem, Gala's Eurodance song "Freed From Desire", plays on the loudspeakers stadium. Released in 1996, the song has been a hit in many European countries and remains very popular among Red Devils fans.

Belgium play five times Brazilian champions for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup.

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Antoine Griezmann says that it was "normal not to celebrate" the goal that sealed France's 2-0 win against Uruguay and sent his team to semi-finals of the World Cup.

Griezmann did not smile as he performed his trademark game of the Fortnite game, after Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera shot a long range shot in the net in the 61st minute.

The striker from France explains that he was framed in football by a Uruguayan player Country: "I love Uruguayan culture and I love Uruguayans."

He was playing against his teammates Atletico Madrid, Diego Godin and Jose Maria Gimenez, who helped make Uruguay the best team in the World Cup. Godin is the godfather of Griezmann's daughter

Griezmann says: "I was also playing against friends, so out of respect I thought it was okay not to celebrate my goal."

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20:00

The Brazilian coach Tite made two changes to the team that beat Mexico for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Belgium in Kazan Arena.

Marcelo has recovered from a back injury to take the place of Filipe Luis and Casemiro The suspension gave a start to Fernandinho, the Manchester City midfielder.

Belgian coach Roberto Martinez brought in Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli in place of Yannick Carrasco and Dries Mertens

. back on Japan in the round of 16, both scoring in the team's 3-2 win. Chadli scored the winning goal in the final seconds of the game following an exhilarating counterattack.

The changes suggest that Belgium should play a more direct approach in trying to make the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1986. The winner in Kazan will meet France in the semifinal

Lineups :

Brazil: Alisson, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, Philippe Coutinho, Marcelo, Paulinho, Fernandinho, Willian, Fagner.

Belgium: Thibaut Courtois, Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Thomas Meunier, Nacer Chadli.

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19:45

For some reason, Croatia can not seem to avoid attracting the host country to the World Cup.

Croatia only qualified for the World Cup five times, the first in 1998. And for the third time in these trips, Croatians are paired with the local team. This time, it is in the quarter-final against Russia

Croatia lost to France 2-1 in the semifinals in 1998. In 2014, Croatia was attracted in the same group as Brazil and lost 3-1 in the opening match of the tournament. In 1998 and 2014, Croatia took the lead 1-0 before seeing the rally of the country of origin.

Obviously, Croatia is ready for a different result. A win would put the Croatians in the semifinals for the second time.

Coach Zlatko Dalic says, "We can not choose our opponents, whether hosts or anyone else. We are facing a huge game, the quarterfinals, no matter who is the opponent. Maybe the only thing is the vehement support of the fans.

Dalic says that players play regularly in crowded stadiums "screaming fans" for their clubs and "this should not be a problem for us. "

" And finally we should not ask or seek excuses. We have to play our own game, regardless of who is in the stands.

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19:30

England coach Gareth Southgate says that there is a generation of young players who are finally starting to challenge the duopoly Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in World Football

To his delight, one of them is part of his team.

Southgate says Harry Kane has reached "another level" by scoring six top goals in the World Cup standings and that the striker is one of the "exciting young players around the world who are announcing" in Russia.

Kane, however, says Messi and Ronaldo are still the benchmark for new players and that "you can never write While Messi's Argentina and Ronaldo's Portugal are already out of the World Cup, Kane can lead England to half -finals for the first time since 1990 if his team beat Sweden Saturday in Samara.

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Jamie Var dy is still a questionable runner for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Sweden due to a groin injury.

Coach Gareth Southgate says the Leicester City striker did what he had to do at the training. He still worked "slightly separated" from the team.

Southgate says, "In terms of fitness, we just need to check with Vardy in the morning."

Vardy was injured after coming in as a substitute in the 88th minute of England's penalty shootout win over Colombia in the round of 16.

He was in the starting lineup only once in Russia, against Belgium, when Southgate made radical changes.

19659002] France qualifies for the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time in 12 years after beating Uruguay 2-0. Raphael Varane opened the scoring of a header in the 40th minute and the mistake of Uruguayan keeper Fernando Muslera contributed to Antoine Griezmann 's victory in the 61st.

France reached the final of the World Cup. He won his only World Cup in 1998 at home and lost the final to Italy in 2006.

Varane ran across the box to score a free kick and hit a head that glowed behind the keeper Fernando.

Muslera was then to blame for Griezmann's goal in the second period when he tried to parry his shot and see him diverted with both hands in goal.

These are only the second and third goals conceded by Uruguay. in five matches of the World Cup. Uruguay played without striker Edinson Cavani who sat on the bench with a left-handed injury who won the victory over Portugal in a round of 16 match. replacing Cristhian Stuani replaced Cavani, in team with Luis Suarez

France will face Brazil or Belgium in the semifinals

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18h35

French striker Kylian Mbappe and the midfielder Uruguayan Cristian Rodriguez picked up yellow cards after a tough exchange in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod.

France led 2-0 in the second half, Rodriguez seemed to pick up his arm while Mbappe ran behind him. Mbappe dipped to the ground as he was injured, immediately provoking the anger of the Uruguayan players

The match interrupted for several minutes as the players of both teams pushed and pushed while Mbappe was on the ground simulating an injury

France leads Uruguay 2-0 and seems to be on the right track for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup, helped by a mistake by Uruguayan keeper Fernando Muslera [

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. 19659002] Antoine Griezmann leads France in the quarter-finals at Nizhny Novgorod in the 61st minute with a long-range shot that Muslera equalized but deflected in his own net.

Griezmann's shot was straight on Muslera, but goalkeeper La France took the lead five minutes before half-time with a header from defender Raphael Varane. Griezmann was also involved in the Openiner, giving the free-kick from the right for Varane at home.

Uruguay started without key striker Edinson Cavani, who did not recover enough from a left calf muscle injury. He sat on the bench during and seemed unlikely to play any role in the game.

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5:50 pm

France leads Uruguay 1-0 to the half time of their World Cup quarter-final after five minutes Before the break, Raphael Varane

The French defender made an oblique run and received a free kick from Antoine Griezmann to put his team ahead in the 40th minute in Nizhny Novgorod. He took a look at the top left corner of the goal

Uruguay almost immediately replied, also from a free kick, when Martin Caceres was saved by French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris

best of the first half, but had to work to break the stubborn defense of Uruguay. Varane's header was only the second goal that Uruguay conceded to the tournament

Uruguay started the match without key striker Edinson Cavani, who was not the only goal that Uruguay conceded to the tournament

. has not recovered enough from an injury to the left calf muscle. Cristhian Stuani takes his place in the lineup and plays in front of Luis Suarez

France brought midfielder Corentin Tolisso into his starting lineup to replace Blaise Matuidi, suspended

. The winner in Nizhny Novgorod plays Brazil or Belgium in the semifinals

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16:55

France striker Antoine Griezmann has arrived for the World Cup match against the # Uruguay sipping a calabash (MAH & # 39; -tay) – perhaps as a silent response to Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan striker took a verbal shot at Griezmann earlier this week before Friday's quarter-final, accusing him of trying to be Uruguayan. Griezmann plays at Atletico Madrid alongside Uruguayan defenders Diego Godin and Jose Maria Gimenez. Godin is the godfather of Griezmann's daughter, and Griezmann has a penchant for tea from a calabash in Uruguay and Argentina.

Suarez got off the bus from the Uruguayan team at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium sipping a calabash. A few moments later, Griezmann did the same with the arrival of the French team

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16h45

FIFA imposed a fine of 70,000 Swiss francs ($ 70,750) on players wearing unapproved branded clothing for World Cup matches. 19659002] FIFA claims that the Swedish team defied demands "to stop the activity that led to the sanction."

The case concerns some players wearing branded socks that complete the official uniform. Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 in the round of 16.

Sweden plays against England on Saturday in the quarterfinals.

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4:10 pm

Edinson Cavani is not in Uruguay The attacker, who scored two goals and injured his left calf in the round of 16 against Portugal last Saturday, has not fully recovered and is replaced by Cristhian. Stuani.

This is the only change operated by Uruguayan coach Oscar Tabarez in the 2-1 win over Portugal

Didier Deschamps, coach of France, suffered only Only one forced change: suspended midfielder Blaise Matuidi was replaced by Corentin Tolisso. Matuidi took a second yellow card when France beat Argentina 4-3 in the round of 16.

Uruguay is looking for a semifinal spot for the second time in the last three World Cups. France aims to overtake the quarter for the first time since she lost the final against Italy in 2006.

Composition:

Uruguay: Fernando Muslera, José Giménez, Diego Godin, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nahitan Nandez, Luis Suarez, Cristhian Stuani, Lucas Torreira, Matias Vecino, Diego Laxalt, Martin Caceres

France: Hugo Lloris, Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Paul Pogba, Olivier Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe , Corentin Tolisso, Ngolo Kante, Lucas Hernandez.

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14:30

Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov says his team feels inspired by President Vladimir Putin's phone calls ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals against Croatia

"The support of the head of state is important to us and the players know it and that is an additional motivation."

While Putin only watched Russia's 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia, Cherchesov said "he called me many times, and both bef Russia beat Spain on Sunday during a penalty shoot-out in the round of 32.

Russia will face Croatia in Sochi on Saturday, for a semi-final against England or Sweden The Kremlin said that Vladimir Putin did not intend to attend the quarter-final.

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13:05

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the World Cup had helped fight negative stereotypes about Russia, while Putin made the remarks on Friday by welcoming FIFA President Gianni Infantino and some of the biggest football players in the Kremlin.

Putin said: "People have seen that Russia is a welcoming and welcoming country for those who "

He adds that many preconceptions ues negative on Russia "is simply collapsed" during the tournament.

Among the Kremlin players were Marco van Basten from the Netherlands, Lothar Matthaeus from Germany and Diego Forlan from Urugway

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13h

Swedish captain Andreas Granqvist became a father again day before leading his team against England in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Granqvist's wife, Sofie, announced She wrote: "And she arrived and made our life complete, baby Mika (hash) babymika (hash) finally."

Granqvist has His wife's blessing to stay in Russia until the end of Sweden's big surprise in the tournament.

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11:05

Jamie Vardy missed most English practices and seems unlikely to be qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Sweden

Vardy was injured in the groin on Tuesday after being a substitute in the 88th minute of England's win over Colombia in the round of 16.

He warmed up Friday at the base outside St. Petersburg and did not take part in

Vardy only started one match in Russia, against Belgium, when coach Gareth Southgate made radical changes to his team, including the captain at rest and top scorer of the World Cup, Harry Kane

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The agent Cristiano Ronaldo told the Portuguese newspaper Record that the player would be "eternally grateful" to Real Madrid when he ended up leaving the champion of Europe.

Jorge Mendes, quoted by Record, says that if Ronaldo sits at Juventus, "It will be just a new phase and a new challenge in his brilliant career."

Local media in Spain and Italy claim that Ronaldo has already reached an agreement with the Serie A champion, although neither club has officially confirmed it.