Uruguay national team suffered massive losses before the quarterfinal battle. In the match against France, Uruguay will not have Edinson Cavani.
The forward injured his thigh in the match against Portugal and did not have time to recover for the quarterfinals.
E. Cavani no longer trains with the team and will watch the match from abroad. The Paris Saint-Germain star led Uruguay to the quarterfinals. E. Cavani scored a brace in the round of 16 match against Portugal, but was substituted in the 74th minute.
It is said that E. Cavani should be replaced by Christian Stuani in the starting lineup.
In total, E. Cavani scored 3 goals in these World Cup matches in 4 matches.