France beat Uruguay 2-0 to secure World Cup semifinal spot
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Updated: 2018-07-07 00:07
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France finally broke Uruguay's resistance in the 40th minute after Rodrigo Bentancur hacked down Tolisso. The Juventus forward was shown a yellow card for the offence, meaning he will be unavailable in the semifinals, should Uruguay progress.
Griezmann's delivery from the resultant set piece was inch-perfect and Varane rose highest to direct the ball into the bottom corner.
The goal prompted Uruguay to immediately spring to life. The Celeste had their best scoring chance of the half just moments before the interval when Martin Caceres' header forced a superb diving save from Hugo Lorris following Torreira's free-kick. The rebound fell for Diego Godin who fired his shot wide.
