Uruguay vs France: Preview and Prediction

Friday 6th July 2018

Uruguay vs France: Preview and Prediction

World Cup 2018 - Quarter Final
Friday 6th July 2018
Kick off at 3pm BST
Venue: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Match Preview:

Uruguay will take on France in this much anticipated quarter final clash that is sure to entertain. In the group stages Uruguay simply got on with their business, building slowly from the back, squeezing out the midfield and then having Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani in attack to get the goals. They ended up with maximum points including beating the hosts Russia 3-0. In the round of 16 though the Uruguayans really impressed after dumping out European champions Portugal 2-1.

It was an business like display, with solid defending and two superb goals from Edinson Cavani. Eyebrows have been raised and the question now is can Uruguay get to the final? Can they win it? It would be their 3rd win but their last victory came in 1950.

France were poor but effective in the group stages and then exploded into brilliance in the last round by knocking out Argentina and winning 4-3 in a very entertaining game of football. In truth the final score line flattered Argentina and it could have been 7-3. In particular French striker Kylian Mbappe aged only 19 was superb and scored a brace, his pace and first touch is something to behold and any defence will be weary of him. Paul Pogba also looked effective and it says everything you need to know about the French side’s attacking options when we don’t even have to mention Antoine Griezmann.

 

Uruguay vs France Team News:

Uruguay: The big news is that Edinson Cavani may miss this game and the rest of the tournament with a possible muscle tear after limping off in the Portugal match. Still nothing has been confirmed

France: Djibril Sidibe’s injury isn’t as bad as first feared and he should be fit for this match. Benjamim Mendy and Lucas Hernandez will be assessed but again their slight aggrivations look minor and France are set to have a full squad available

 

Uruguay vs France Head to Head:

From the 7 games played between them 4 has ended with the correct score of 0-0.

Uruguay has never lost over 90 minutes to France in a World Cup.

There is a 90% chance to see under 2.5 goals.

The last time the nations played was in a 2013 friendly which ended 1-0 to Uruguay.

 

Uruguay vs France Prediction:

We expect to see a very close game, but hopefully a clean one too and the football should be flowing and exciting. Uruguay look strong but this will be their biggest test yet and we will opt for France to get to the semi-final. The pace they have is incredible and France know how to slow down the game too. Although Uruguay should be optimistic as a poor Argentina side still scored 3 goals against the French. The key question is will Cavani be fit?

 

Uruguay vs France Betting Tips:

France to beat Uruguay at 2.00

Anyime goalscorer: Kylian Mbappe at 2.88

Correct score: France to win 1-0 or 2-0 at 4.50 and 8.00

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