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France put on the costume of Uruguay and beat him with his same cure, rocky and hard football, to win 0-2, with goals of Raphaël Varane and Antoine Griezmann with whom reached the semifinals of World Russia 2018 .

Throughout the week it was debated whether Griezmann, a lover of Uruguayan culture, was Uruguayan or French. Luis Suárez said that he was Gauls, that he had nothing to do with his country, and these statements turned against him with a "slap" to his team.

In the 90 minutes that lasted the duel, Griezmann was not the only Uruguayan, it was all the team of France, who played a very Uruguayan football to finish with the. team of Tabárez. He always played the game, scored a goal, another by chance and achieved his goal: to go to the penultimate round of the World Cup.

Didier Deschamps 's men knew that they were going to find a team that had nothing to do with Argentina, an anarchic team that never knew what' s going on. they played during the World Cup. Kylian Mbappé, eighth, took advantage of the Sampaoli quilombo box and a road ahead of him signed several gallops worthy of an athlete who has unbalanced his rival.

But Uruguay has nothing to do. It's just the opposite. He knows exactly what he does. Your system is very well defined, you can almost recite the memory alignment and all players, without exception, are prey. And all, without leaving a single space, are grouped around their goalkeeper, Fernando Muslera

Summary of the match

Mbappé was left without the ground of his stride, Uruguay gave nothing to the striker of Paris Saint-Germain and during the first half, Mbappé barely left Immediately, he was slowed down with The help of all the players of Charrúas

However, another of the great qualities of Uruguay, the definition of his team Luis Suárez-Cavani, was lame. Óscar Tabárez lost this last detail in an attack that always makes the difference. Stuani, his substitute, is a correct player. But it is not Cavani.

This was noticed in one of the few occasions that Uruguay had, at first, when a Diego Laxalt internado by the left wing could not finish well the player of Girona. Subsequently, the rebound fell to the feet of Nahitan Nández, who returned to the center of the area. Once again, Stuani did not succeed. Perhaps, if it had been Cavani, the story would have been different.

But this lack of success did not lower Arms to Uruguay, which followed his. Between Rodrigo Bernancur, Lucas Torreira, Nández and Matías Vecino, all to one, they canceled all the center of the French ground, which also played to that, to retain their opponents. He was not defeated in this aspect. On the contrary, they all lost and finally France took advantage.

Indeed, before the goal of Varane, the photo had only one occasion in Mbappé's head, which did not hit Olivier Giroud's left. There were more approaches from the Deschamps team, who, paradoxes of life, were leading in the score before the break through Uruguay's favorite method: set pieces

Five minutes before the end of the first 45 minutes, Antoine Griezmann, gone up to that moment, took a fault from the right wing measured at Varane's head. Muslera was unable to save his shot and on the score he wore a sum of 0-1. Some fought with exhaustion priceless and others found it among the Uruguayan claw.

With this same claw, Uruguay was able to shoot in the last breath of the first act, but Hugo Lloris saved after a shot by Martín Cáceres with the shoulder after a foul taken by Torreira. Godin, in rejection, in favor of all, sent the ball in the clouds when he was under the goal.

Without further ado, the break was reached. Everything had to be decided, but France rubbed her hands. Uruguay had to advance its lines to get the draw and a future road was drawn for the confrontation of Mbappé.

So, just when Tabárez put more electricity in shock with two substitutions (Stuani and Bentancur for the "Cebolla" Rodríguez and Maxi Gómez), came the unfortunate play of the afternoon : Griezmann shot from outside the box by the hands of Muslera and the Uruguayan goalkeeper cleared the ball.

The Atletico player did not celebrate the goal. He remained petrified, looking at the horizon. It even seemed sad, for Luis Suárez to say that it is nothing Uruguayan. He is French, indeed, but he feels the colors of Charrúas. Or, at least, he respects them.

Such was the anecdote of the game, which preceded the action that definitely stopped any reaction of Uruguay. Mbappé was responsible for blurring the shock exaggerating a touch of "Cebolla" Rodriguez and created a good scrum in which Godín, Nández and Pogba appeared as main agitators.

France had definitely managed to knock out his rival base to play almost like him. His Uruguayan game allowed the men of Deschamps to live quietly the last part of the shock.

Uruguay, yielded and with few arguments, completed its adventure in Russia after signing an immaculate first phase in which it overcame many of its own records. He could not match the semifinals of South Africa 2010 and his opponent, the most Uruguayan France, will be in the semi-finals

VARANE MARKED FOR FRANCE

Confirmed matches:

Uruguay: Muslera, Giménez, Godin, Cáceres, Bentancur, Nández, Torreira, Vecino, Laxalt; Suárez, Stuani

France: Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez; Pogba, Tolisso, Kante, Griezmann, Giroud, Mbappé

MINUTE TO MINUTE

1. Without the Matador?

Uruguayan striker Paris Saint Germain touched the sky with his hands in the clash of the eighth final against Portugal (2-1). Two dream goals and the Uruguayan ranking have raised higher than ever.

A left calf injury poses a big question mark on his quarterfinal presence against the country that is enjoying his goals every weekend. . France: world time schedules

"The desire, attitude, dedication, effort that Edi will make to be able to, but I do not think it depends on from him ", noticed the" Pistolero & # 39; Suarez Tuesday

The will of the attacker gave a new test Thursday

24 hours after the duel the doubt persists, the marker jumped to the training camp in the heavenly bunker in Nizhny Novgorod and opens a minimum of light to hope, despite the differentiated work of his teammates.

Cristhian Stuani, striker from Girona in Spain, replaced 'Edi'. after the injury to Lusos and his entry into the team would be the most anticipated movement of "Maestro" Oscar Tabárez.

Another option would be to strengthen the midfield with Cristian Rodríguez

2. Godín and the Heavenly Wall

Without despising the offensive power of Uruguay, the world praises its defense. A lone goal received in four matches is more than enough arguments to applaud Captain Diego Godín and his company

The "Pharaoh" Godín is the boss of the defense and trains with Jose María Giménez, teammate from Atletico Madrid, a duo On the flanks, Martín Cáceres and young Diego Laxalt fit in perfectly in the last match.

"We can see the importance of the quarter-finals: France allows us to dream even bigger to achieve the goal we all want," warned Godin in the FIFA video

Uruguay vs. France: Face to Face

3. Cutting With So Gentle

The previous dialectic went well Antoine Griezmann once again declared his love for Uruguay, while He traveled to Russia with thermos and companion under his arm

The Uruguayans from the concentration of Nizhny Novgorod winked at the "more Uruguayan" Frenchman until Luis Suárez came into 19659083] "Antoine, even if he says he is Uruguayan, is French and does not know what is a Uruguayan feeling, he does not know the dedication and the effort that Uruguayans have been doing since then. their childhood to succeed in football with so few people who we are, "launched the" Pistolero "

.4 Mbapp é, the French TGV

After a first phase that caused some doubts, France destroyed Messi's Argentina with a high-speed ball, with the young Kylian Mpabbé, only 19 years old, in stiletto , with two goals and a Penalty committed on him that transformed Griezmann

"Everyone knows that (Mbappé) is a good player, but I think we have a good defense to control him, but it does not matter. is not just him, it 's the team ". , Suarez noted.

The addition of the French teams, Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez, also dismayed a team albiceleste that could not compete with the French medullary, composed of N & # 39; Golo Kanté, Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi. The latter will miss the appointment by cards.

5. Brazil or Belgium on the horizon

The match finds two teams that have grown throughout the championship and dreaming of high levels: Uruguay, after its first two titles there are more and Half a century, wants to add a star to the colors, while for France Didier Deschamps, captain in triumph in 1998, it would be the second crown.

Although before reaching the Moscow final on July 15 and having the opportunity to fight for the title, the winner of this duel will face in the semifinal the winner of the other quarterly clash, Belgium-Brazil, which will be played a few hours later in Kazan.

– Likely Catalogs:

Uruguay: Fernando Muslera – Martín Cáceres, José María Giménez, Diego Godín, Diego Laxalt – Nahitan Nández, Lucas Torreira, Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur – Luis Suárez and Cristhian Stuani (or Edinson Cavani) . DT: Oscar Tabarez

France: Hugo Lloris – Benjamin Pavard, Samuel Umtiti, Raphael Varane, Lucas Hernandez – No Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Corentin Tolisso – Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud. DT: Didier Deschamps.

Arbitrator: Néstor Pitana (ARG)