This was a high-pressure match from the start.
France suffered a brutal back and forth half, but scored the first goal of the match in the 40th minute. Uruguay responded a few minutes later with a shot that was brilliantly blocked by France’s goal keeper. The first half ended with a lead for France 1-0.
France began the 2nd half with dominance. In the 60th minute France scores a 2nd goal when the Uruguay goal-keeper errantly allows a shot to deflect off his hands into his own goal. France’s lead was 2-0.
Five minutes of stoppage time was added to regulation time. Uruguay being primarily defensively focused was unable to score.
France will meet the winner of today’s match between Brazil and Belgium next Tuesday.