FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, July 6, 2018
France DWWDW 2
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Uruguay WWWWW 0
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URU000
Sovcombank Arena · 43,319 att. · FS1

Match Report

France reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Uruguay 2-0

Antoine Griezmann's fluke goal helped France earn a place in the World Cup semifinals.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
57
Possession
43
11
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
417
Accurate Passes
199
516
Passes
311
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
4
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.1
72
Long Balls
62
38
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
13
45
Effective Clearances
15
45
Clearances
15

Head to Head

URU leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

URU · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Fernando MusleraG
  2. 3Diego GodínCD-L
  3. 2José María GiménezCD-R
  4. 14Lucas TorreiraDM
  5. 17Diego LaxaltLB
  6. 22Martín CáceresRB
  7. 6Rodrigo BentancurAM
  8. 15Matías VecinoLM
  9. 8Nahitan NándezRM
  10. 11Cristhian StuaniCF-L
  11. 9Luis SuárezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Maxi PereiraSUB
  2. 10Giorgian de ArrascaetaSUB
  3. 5Carlos SánchezSUB
  4. 19Sebastián CoatesSUB
  5. 20Jonathan UrretaviscayaSUB
  6. 13Gastón SilvaSUB
  7. 4Guillermo VarelaSUB
  8. 18Maximiliano GómezSUB
  9. 23Martín SilvaSUB
  10. 7Cristian RodríguezSUB
  11. 12Martín CampañaSUB

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 13N'Golo KantéLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 12Corentin TolissoAM-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  2. 22Benjamin MendySUB
  3. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  4. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  5. 15Steven N'ZonziSUB
  6. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  7. 8Thomas LemarSUB
  8. 19Djibril SidibéSUB
  9. 20Florian ThauvinSUB
  10. 17Adil RamiSUB
  11. 18Nabil FekirSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Lucas Hernández (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Uruguay 0, France 1. Raphaël Varane (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 59' Substitution, Uruguay. Maxi Gómez replaces Cristhian Stuani.
  5. 59' Substitution, Uruguay. Cristian Rodríguez replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  6. 61' Goal! Uruguay 0, France 2. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  7. 69' Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 69' Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 73' Substitution, Uruguay. Jonathan Urretaviscaya replaces Nahitan Nández.
  10. 80' Substitution, France. Steven Nzonzi replaces Corentin Tolisso.
  11. 88' Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Antoine Griezmann.

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