Chapter 616: The game begins
After the start of the game, France launched a fierce attack on Uruguay with its advantage in strength.
In the 5th minute of the game, Uruguay played a combination in front, Suarez split the ball in front of the penalty area, and Stuani swept the right side of the box but failed to hit the goal.
In the 15th minute of the game, France had a chance, Giroud headed in the box, Mbappe was unguarded but chose to jump on the spot to head the goal, and the ball went over the crossbar.
In the 35th minute of the game, Uruguay once again threatened Lloris' goal, Vecino stopped the ball on his chest in front of the penalty area and turned and volleyed into the near corner, but Lloris was in an excellent position to confiscate the ball.
In the 39th minute of the game, the French team took the lead, Bentancur's foul gave the French team a free kick opportunity about 30 meters in front, Griezmann took the ball into the penalty area, and Varane, who was in place, headed the ball into the bottom left corner! 1-0, France leads.
In the 43rd minute of the game, the French team escaped! Torreira sent the ball to goal, and Cáceres grabbed a header from close range and headed straight into the net! Lloris made a god-quality save to keep the ball out.
In the 61st minute of the game, the French team expanded the score, Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera made a fatal mistake, Griezmann volleyed with his left foot 25 meters from the goal, the football was very powerful but the angle was too positive, Muslera stood in place and stretched out his hand to block but there was a butter hand, and the football bounced into the net! 2 to 0.
In the 72nd minute of the game, France had another chance to kill, Tolisso calmly took the ball at the edge of the penalty area, aimed at the top right corner and fired a right-footed shot, but unfortunately the ball was slightly over the crossbar.
Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann scored in each half to give France a two-goal lead with an hour to go.
As time passed, Uruguay still had no hope of equalizing or even overtaking the score in the closing stages of the game.
In the 88th minute, Pogba forced a break down the middle and Jimenez fouled a tackle to give France a free kick in front of goal.
At this point, a startling scene emerged, when Griezmann was about to take the free-kick, and Jimenez in the Uruguayan wall could not help but shed tears of sadness.
With Antoine Griezmann's free-kick high and Uruguay in possession, Jimenez looked back as he waited for Muslera's goal-kick, but tears kept flowing.
When the referee blew the final whistle, the French soldiers hugged each other in celebration and looked very excited.
At the other end of the pitch, the Uruguayan players were very sad, and the winger Nandez, who was only 1.71 meters tall, wiped his tears with his vest as he walked.
Defender Jimenez even cried bitterly, and he couldn't stop crying on the pitch, and the opponent French player stepped forward to comfort him, which was a very touching scene.
Central midfielder Andreas Torreira, right-back Cáceres and others hugged each other with the French players as a sign of respect for their opponents.
In the first four games of this World Cup, Uruguay has won all of them, not even conceding a goal in the group stage, and only conceding one goal against Portugal in the 1/8 finals.
However, in tonight's match against France, France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach the last four of the World Cup, becoming the first team to secure a ticket to the semi-finals.
……………
Many people could have thought about Uruguay's loss to France before the game, but Uruguay was broken from within, which made many people really unexpected.
In the three games of the group stage, it can be said that Uruguay's victory is directly related to the team's strength on paper.
But against Portugal, the reason why they were able to win was not that they were stronger than the Portuguese team, but that they played very together, and everyone played their part on the field.
Therefore, when Cavani is unavailable, many people think that the attacking line of this Uruguayan team may be damaged, but this team that plays as a whole should not be affected too much, but it is clear that their overall team is much worse.
Although Uruguay lost, they did not play so badly, the first half was also a set-piece attack, Varane took the lead to break the Uruguayan goal, and Uruguay actually almost broke the French team, but it was a pity that Lloris made a magical save, and Godin's follow-up shot was not grasped.
But in the case of falling behind, in fact, Uruguay still has a chance to play the game back, but it is a pity that Muslera's departure completely collapsed the Uruguayan players.
After falling behind by two goals, the Uruguayan players were getting more and more impatient on the field, and when Mbappe fell to the ground exaggeratedly, even the usually calm captain Godin broke out, and when the French team deliberately caused a conflict with the Uruguayan team and succeeded, the rhythm of the game was completely delayed.
It was clear that the Uruguayans had been completely led by the French, and in the end, when the Uruguayans found themselves coming to the end of their World Cup journey, they could no longer control their emotions.
…………
At 2 o'clock on July 7, the match between Brazil and Belgium was contested at the Kazan Arena.
Brazil has participated in the World Cup 20 times,
Best World Cup results: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 World Cup winners, FIFA ranked No. 2.
As of 2014, Brazil has participated in a total of 104 World Cup games, winning 71 games, drawing 16 and losing 17 games, scoring 221 goals.
On March 28, 2017, Brazil qualified first in the 2018 World Cup South American qualifiers, and was the first team to qualify except for the host Russia.
Belgium has participated in the World Cup 12 times, and the best result in the World Cup: fourth place in the 1986 World Cup,
FIFA ranked No. 5.
On September 3, 2017, the Belgian men's national football team qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia for the 13th time by finishing first in Group H of the European zone.
Including the two wins in this tournament, Belgium are unbeaten in 21 consecutive matches in all competitions, the longest unbeaten run in team history, and their last defeat was back in 2016, in which Belgium have a record of 16 wins and five draws, a win rate of nearly 80%.
Belgium is unbeaten in 14 consecutive games against European teams, with 10 wins and 4 draws, and has a strong advantage in Europe.
The Belgian team has a smooth sail in this World Cup, the last round of the group stage against England, in the situation that both teams qualified in advance, they both sent a second set of lineups to fight, and finally Belgium won three consecutive wins in the group stage to advance to the round of 16.
Their opponent in the quarter-finals is the unprecedented five-star Brazil!
Brazil are not the same team they were four years ago, Neymar has become a new generation of leading figures, and his teammates include Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus and others, all of whom are strong attackers.
At present, the main formation of the Brazilian team is the 433 formation with a balanced attack and defense, and the front field is full of aggressiveness with a trident composed of Neymar, Jesus and Coutinho.
Casemiro, who has just won the Champions League three times in a row, is the most critical part of the Brazilian team's midfield defense, fully liberating the frontcourt attacker through the strong control and defensive ability of the midfield, and the unfixed position of the front trident is the absolute killer of the Brazilian team in attack.
Belgium's frontcourt players: Eden Hazard, De Bruyne, Mertens and Romelu Lukaku, all have very strong individual ability, and from this World Cup, the Belgian team's cooperation in the front court is becoming more and more mature.
The luxury of the Belgian squad and the depth of the bench strength in this World Cup are the envy of all the heroes.
Belgium has always had no shortage of talented demons, but in previous competitions, it has often lost due to lack of unity, but in this World Cup, Belgium has shown people a different mental outlook from the past.