France beat Uruguay 2-0 to secure World Cup semifinal spot

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia - Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann struck either side of halftime as France earned a World Cup semifinal berth with a 2-0 victory over Uruguay here on Friday.

Varane sent a glancing header into the bottom corner after a Griezmann set piece before the Atletico Madrid forward saw his long-range 61st-minute strike slip through the hands of Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.

France have now set up a semifinal clash against the winner of Friday's other quarterfinal between Brazil and Belgium.

It was Uruguay's first defeat of the tournament and marked only the second time out of seven that they have lost a World Cup quarterfinal.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next   >>|