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The door or the last square, dreams in the head: the team of France faces the solid Uruguayan selection Friday in Nizhny Novgorod (16:00 French) in the quarter-finals of the World Cup-2018, to regain the vertigo of the peaks in World Cup.
Reaching the semi-finals is the objective badigned for months by the French Federation to the men of Didier Deschamps, finalists of Euro-2016. The Blues would do better than at the World Cup-2014, where they were stopped in quarters by Germany (1-0), and touch with their fingertips their dream of second world star, twenty years after the coronation of the glorious seniors of 1998, whose current coach Deschamps …
After a well managed first round but boring in the game, the French shined in the round of 16 against Argentina (4-3), especially the prodigy Kylian Mbappé, covered with superlatives since his double and his crazy ride to get a penalty converted by Antoine Griezmann. But the most experienced are cautious, like Captain Hugo Lloris, not frankly euphoric nature. Uruguay " conceded very few goals and chances, it was a very difficult team to handle and very strong in counter-attacks, it will be another match profile against the Argentines ", warns the goalkeeper of the 101 selections
Griezmann vs Godin
Since November, the Uruguayan selection has conceded … two goals, including one against Portugal in the 8th finals (2 -1). The Celeste has indeed strong guarantees behind with its central hinge Diego Godin-Jose Maria Gimenez, who play together at Atlético Madrid, the club Griezmann. An advantage to counter the striker of the Blues? Perhaps, but Grizou also knows the two friends by heart and would be well inspired to undermine them to prove that he is finally completely back in his World Cup, where he scored twice, but each time
This meeting has a particular flavor for the French who has not stopped working with Uruguayans throughout his career and carbide for years at mate, this infusion very popular in Latin America. More than his team mate, Godin is his "great friend", the godfather of his daughter. But " Godin will not be sweeter, I do not think he knows everything about me, I know everything about him, it's going to play with details, he'll have to pay attention to the set pieces, to their counter-attacks ", warns Griezmann
Without Cavani?
Again, Uruguay has many talents but could be deprived of one of its biggest stars, Edinson Cavani. The top scorer in the history of Paris SG came out injured against Portugal and could only trot on the eve of the match against the French, which makes his participation very uncertain. The absence of the "Matador" would be a big blow for the South American team who can still rely on his other star, the "Pistolero" Luis Suarez, the FC Barcelona striker. With or without Cavani? The French badure that they are prepared for any eventuality and that even without him, the Uruguay team will be formidable.
Only substitute defender Adil Rami let himself go a little frank: " We must stop making us believe that Cavani will play.The misfortune of some is the happiness of others: it is not worse than it is injured "…
French side, it will be necessary without Blaise Matuidi, suspended after his yellow card against Argentina. Didier Deschamps could opt for the brawling profile of Corentin Tolisso, unless he tries a more offensive choice with Thomas Lemar or Nabil Fekir.
After his resounding performance against Argentina, Kylian Mbappé will be scrutinized by the football world . " He had time to digest, he recovered, like the whole group ", badured Didier Deschamps
The Uruguayan press is very wary of the French nugget: " to describe the 8th final against Argentina, all the sentences began and ended with Kylian Mbappé warns La Diaria. " France has talents in all lines ", but from Argentina, she has a " main star " Kylian Mbappé, observes El Observador.
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