First World Cup quarter-final didn't bring much intrigue. France confidently defeated Uruguay with a score of 2:0 and became the first team to reach the semi-finals.
Fernando Muslera, the goalkeeper of the Uruguay team, who played very uncertainly in the second half, also contributed to France's triumph.
The match started more actively for the Uruguay team, but the first dangerous opportunity was created by the French. In the 15th minute, Kylian Mbappe found himself alone in front of the goal after a great pass from Olivier Giroud. However, the young French talent failed to seize the opportunity and hastily headed the ball over the goal, even though he could have stopped the ball and taken a shot with his foot.
After this episode, neither team was able to create dangerous opportunities for a long time. However, in the 40th minute, France took advantage of a set piece.
Raphael Varane's header found the net nicely and put his team ahead.
However, a few minutes later, Uruguay could have equalized. But Hugo Lloris brilliantly saved Martino Caceres's shot. Despite the ball bouncing right in front of him, Diego Godin rushed to the ball but missed the goal from a couple of meters away.
After the break, F. Muslera's mistakes began. At the beginning of the half, Antoine Griezmann almost took the ball from the goalkeeper. And in the 62nd minute, the same A. Griezmann shot directly at F. Muslera, who failed to catch the ball and it went into the net.
During the rest of the time, Uruguay tried to attack and press their opponents, but it didn't bring much success. France defended calmly and confidently, playing calmly with the ball.
Meanwhile, Uruguay not only failed to score but also failed to create dangerous opportunities.
