Thursday , 2 July 2026

Uruguay vs France, Worldcup 2018 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Uruguay
0 – 2
Full Time
France
Fri 6 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Lucas Hernandez
Rodrigo Bentancur 38' Y
Y 69' Kylian Mbappe
Cristian Rodriguez 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs France — Worldcup .

  • Uruguay 3 games · 2 pts (2026/26)
  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Nestor Pitana
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Reza Sokhandan

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Uruguay 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-06 Uruguay 0–2 France

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul France H 0–2 L
30 Jun Portugal H 2–1 W
25 Jun Russia H 3–0 W
20 Jun Saudi Arabia H 1–0 W
15 Jun Egypt A 1–0 W
19 Aug BFC Dynamo H 0–3 L
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Uruguay A 2–0 W
30 Jun Argentina H 4–3 W
26 Jun Denmark A 0–0 D
21 Jun Peru H 1–0 W
16 Jun Australia H 2–1 W
05 May Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Uruguay France
#31 Position #33
2 Points 9
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
3 Scored 10
4 Conceded 2
-1 GD +8
0.67 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). France are 33rd (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
France
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Uruguay is hosting France for another epic battle.
  • 5' Uruguay started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Jose Maria Gimenez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Uruguay is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The travelling France supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Uruguay is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Hernandez on 33.
  • 38' Uruguay player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' Raphael Varane puts France on the lead.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Bentancur made 519 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 59' Maxi Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristhian Stuani on 59 minute.
  • 61' What a strike from Antoine Griezmann! The score is 0-2.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' The referee shows France player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 73' Uruguay manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Urretaviscaya is hanging Nahitan Nandez on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Another change for France made on 80 minute. Corentin Tolisso leaves to be changed by Steven N'Zonzi.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 88' Ousmane Dembele has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kylian Mbappe on 88 minute.
  • 90' It is a substitution in France team. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Nabil Fekir on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Tabarez

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.45 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.2 France xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 67% + France to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay14% Draw21% France65%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
36%
Draw or France
86%
Uruguay or France
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Uruguay6% Draw41% France53%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
15.3%
0 – 3
11.9%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 1
7.5%
0 – 4
6.5%
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 4
3.2%
0 – 5
2.9%
1 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push France covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 4% 95%
-0.5 5% — 95%
+0.5 24% — 76%
+1 24% 24% 52%
+1.5 48% — 52%
+2 48% 23% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
64% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.