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      France beat Uruguay 2-0 to secure World Cup semifinal spot

      Source: Xinhua| 2018-07-07 00:14:39|Editor: Li Xia
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      (SP)RUSSIA-NIZHNY NOVGOROD-2018 WORLD CUP-QUARTERFINAL-URUGUAY VS FRANCE

      Diego Laxalt (R) of Uruguay vies with Kylian Mbappe of France during the 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Uruguay and France in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 6, 2018. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

      By Michael Place

      NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann struck either side of halftime as France earned a World Cup semifinal berth with a 2-0 victory over Uruguay here on Friday.

      Varane sent a glancing header into the bottom corner after a Griezmann set piece before the Atletico Madrid forward saw his long-range 61st-minute strike slip through the hands of Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.

      France have now set up a semifinal clash against the winner of Friday's other quarterfinal between Brazil and Belgium.

      It was Uruguay's first defeat of the tournament and marked only the second time out of seven that they have lost a World Cup quarterfinal.

      The South American team were dealt a blow before the match when striker Edinson Cavani was left out of the side, having failed to recover from a calf injury. He was replaced in the starting eleven by Girona forward Cristhian Stuani.

      France also made one enforced change to the team that beat Argentina 4-3 in the round of 16, with Bayern Munich's Corentin Tolisso replacing suspended Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi.

      Uruguay pushed France onto the back foot early and Stuani shot across the face of goal after receiving the ball on the left.

      France started to move the ball with more fluency. Olivier Giroud met Benjamin Pavard's cross from the right at the far post by nodding into the path of Kylian Mbappe, but the Paris Saint-Germain forward sent his looping header over the bar.

      Despite dictating possession, France rarely looked like scoring as Giroud, Griezmann and Mbappe struggled to find pockets of space.

      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.

      Uruguay emerged from the interval with attacking intent and Bentancur sliced a shot wide after Samuel Umtiti's failed attempt at a clearance.

      Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez made a double change just before the hour mark in a bid to spark his team. Maxi Gomez came on for Stuani and Cristian Rodriguez replaced Bentancur.

      But it was France who lifted another gear. They doubled their lead in the 61st minute when Griezmann found himself in space and drilled a speculative 30-yard effort straight at Mulsera. But the Galatasaray keeper let what should have been a routine save spill straight through his gloves and into the net. Tolisso then sent a curling shot just over the bar as Uruguay suddenly looked deflated.

      Tabarez introduced forward Jonathan Urretaviscaya in the 73rd minute, replacing midfielder Nahitan Nandez, as the Celeste began to probe the final third. But France stood firm to secure their place in the competition's last four.

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