Uruguay national team defeated Portugal's national team in the quarterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday evening with a score of 2:1 and advanced to the tournament's quarterfinals, where they will meet France, as reported by lrytas.lt portal.
For the first time since June 2014, Portugal's national team lost an official match in which Cristiano Ronaldo played. This series was - even the 31st game without failures.
Uruguay national team coach Oscar Tabarez did not hide his joy after the victory and assured that in the further stages, they are not afraid of any opponent.
"Self-sacrifice played a very important role, which was demonstrated by each of our team players. We rarely managed to establish ourselves in the opponents' half. Special focuses had to be made. In one episode, we lost control of the match and conceded a goal.
We are not afraid of any opponent, but we respect them all. In the quarterfinals, we will face France's national team, which is a very powerful opponent. The strength of the French team is Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe. If they are given the opportunity - they will score a goal for sure.
Yes, we have long ball possession, we needed to emphasize reliable defense, where we played qualitatively. We have really good defenders. I do not confirm that we will continue to play only in this style. More and more serious opponents are awaiting us. At the moment, we are where we wanted to be. Although, apparently, some did not want and did not expect to see us here," - said the Uruguayan strategist.
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