France outclassed Uruguay 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in on Friday. Raphael Varane and Antoinne Griezmann scored the two goals as France reached their one-sixth semi-final at the World Cup. A Fernando Muslera belly laugh in the 61st moment handed France a 2-0 lead in the second half of the quarter-final clash. Griezmann hit a mighty shoot headed straight to Muslera but he failed to collect it cleanly and the ball ended up at the back of the net. Raphael Varane had earlier scored with a clinical header in the fortieth minute to give France a 1-0 go over Uruguay at the goal of the first half. The first one-half did n’t see any clear chances for either teams. Nahitan Nandez had a chance for Uruguay from close range. Uruguay were the better team in the first one-fourth but they hardly troubled french goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Kylian Mbappe had a few good chances for France in the inaugural half but he could n’t convert them. He had a glorious gamble in the twentieth hour when his header from six-yards out went way over the goal mail. After initial pressure from Uruguay, France got hold of the proceedings and started to dictate the bid. Mbappe exposed the Uruguay defense again in the 34th infinitesimal after outrunning Diego Laxalt in the right wing but his ball went past everyone. Lucas Torreira was alive to the danger then and cleared it. The goal that came off Antoine Griezmann ‘s intersect that found Varane in the box. Varane glanced his header out of Fernando Muslera ‘s range and gave France the run. Martin Caceres had a gamble to equalise after Varane ‘s goal but the french goal keeper stretched to his extreme right to thwart the ball out for a Uruguay corner. (Highlights: Uruguay vs France)

Highlights Between Uruguay vs France, 2018 FIFA World Cup, Quarter-Final, straight from Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod

21:27 IST: Thank you for staying with us for the live match updates of the beginning quarter-finals. We will concisely be back for the live updates of the second quarter-final between Brazil and Belgium. 21:24 IST: FULL-TIME! And its over. France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The French now lie in wait in the semis for the winner of the other quarter-final between Belgium and Brazil.

21:18 IST: Ninety minutes up. 5 extra minutes. 21:15 IST: SUBSTITUTION! Mbappe makes direction for Dembele. Final 3 minutes plus arrest time to go. 21:10 IST: Final 8 minutes to go. It seems France are headed to the semi-finals at Uruguay’s expense. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 94 minutes 21:05 IST: Substitution! N’Zonzi is getting ready to come on for France. Tolisso makes way. 21:00 IST: Uruguay substitution! Jonathan Urretaviscaya comes in for N Nandez. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 74 minutes 20:57 IST: YELLOW CARD! Mbappe and Uruguay ‘s Rodriguez get booked. There is chaos out there. Mbappe does a bite of trickery to infuriate the Uruguay players. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 68 minutes 20:51 IST: Uruguay have a batch to climb now. 20:50 IST: GOAL! Muslera spills it and Griezmann gets France a two-goal lead in the 61st minute. He wanted to parry it but it goes straight into his goal. Paul Pogba orchestrated the attack winning the ball right from Vecino in the middle of the park. His presence of mind and a pin point pass to Griezmann gave France a two-goal cushion. | Uruguay 0-2 France after 62 minutes 20:47 IST: good attacking expose by Uruguay. Double substitution for Uruguay. Bantancur replaced by C. Rodriguez. Maxi Gomez comes in for C Stuani. | Uruguay 0-1 France after 60 minutes 20:45 IST: France are on the attack but the Uruguay defense are holding the back note well. | Uruguay 0-1 France after 55 minutes 20:40 IST: CORNER! Mbappe ca n’t get through but wins the recess in the 52nd minute. 20:40 IST: Mbappe fouled by Laxalt in the 49th moment. 20:37 IST: France win a free-kick, wide on the right. Griezmann swings the ball into the Uruguay penalty area, but it ‘s besides close to Fernando Muslera who takes it easily. 20:33 IST: Second half begins. 20:18 IST: Half-time | Uruguay 0-1 France 20:14 IST: CHANCE! Martin Caceres at the end of the detached kick and extremely deliver by Hugo Lloris to deny Uruguay the counterweight in the 43rd minute. 20:11 IST: GOAL! Antoine Griezmann whips a beautiful cross and Varane heads it to the far corner in the fortieth moment. A thumping header and France lead Uruguay 1-0 after 41 minutes. 20:09 IST: Rodrigo Bentancur gets a yellow batting order for a rash challenge on Tolisso. | Uruguay 0-0 France after 40 minutes 20:05 IST: 34 minutes gone and Mbappe shows his accelerate and gets past Laxalt in the right wing but no matchless in the six-yard corner to perturb the Uruguay custodian.

20:00 IST: Corentin Tolisso clears the Uruguayn danger. It is still scoreless after 30 minutes. 20:00 IST: Diego Laxalt stand like a rock there. Corner for France though. easily cleared by the Uruguayn defense. 19:54: Pavard and Suarez collide. The latter seems to be hurt. The play is briefly halted. | Uruguay 0-0 France after 24 minutes 19:50 IST: No clear chances for either teams. Both are attacking well and trying to keep the ball more. 19:50 IST: Paul Pogba gets little bite of room and shoots it. however the musket ball is over shoot and it goes to the stands. | Uruguay 0-0 France after 19 minutes 19:45 IST: chance ! France’Mbappe had a distribute of room and he hits it over the bar. Uruguay survive the frighten. 19:45 IST: CORNER! First one. Uruguay are keeping the pressure up on France in the early on quarter. Lloris gets to the ball ahead of Stuani. | Uruguay 0-0 France after 15 minutes 19:40 IST: Lucas Hernandez was brought down and France have a free-kick. Uruguay have everybody back. nothing to trouble the Uruguay keeper. Final touch coming from Raphael Varane. | Uruguay 0-0 France after 11 minutes 19:35 IST: Nahitan Nandez had a chance out there from close range. Uruguay are keeping pressure on France. Great start from Uruguay in the early five minutes. 19:31 IST: Both teams have scored 7 goals each in reaching to the quarter-finals. 19:30 IST: Kick off! 19:27: Uruguay spirit to reach the quarter-finals for a irregular time in three World Cups. 19:25 IST: The players are out in the center and their respective National Anthems are being played. 19:20 IST: Five players ( one Uruguayan, four french ) would miss a semi-final for their respective teams if they were booked – and if their slope were to reach the final four ! Uruguay: Rodrigo Bentancur France: Paul Pogba, Corentin Tolisso, Benjamin Pavard and Olivier Giroud. 19:20 IST: TRIVIA! France have been knocked out by the eventual champions in each of their last five appearances in the hard rounds of major tournaments. 19:15 IST: We are moments off from the kick back off. 19:12 IST: here ‘s the team formations of both Uruguay and France. 18:50 IST: Striker Edinson Cavani has been ruled out of Uruguay ‘s World Cup quarter-final tie against France 18:36 IST: The team list has been announced. 18:10 IST: TRIVIA! France are unbeaten in nine World Cup games against south american opposition, since they were defeated 2-1 by hosts Argentina in 1978.

Promoted 17:50 IST: Hello and welcome to the inaugural quarter-final match between Uruguay and France straight from the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. While Uruguay fret on the fitness of striker Cavani, it should be remembered that La Celeste ‘s progress in Russia has been built upon their defense angstrom a lot as their a-list approach. While France pin their hopes on Mbappe, it is improbable that the adolescent ace has encountered a defense quite like Uruguay ‘s. Led by captain Diego Godin, and including Jose Gimenez, Martin Caceres and Diego Laxalt, along with goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, Uruguay ‘s defensive structure have the joint-best read at the FIFA World Cup 2018 .