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France and Uruguay qualify to FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals

France and Uruguay qualify to FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals

By Rusiate Baleilevuka and Faria Begum
01/07/2018
19-year-old Kylian Mbappe runs the ball through the Argentinean defence

France and Uruguay have qualified to the 2018 FIFA World Cup quaterfinal after their win over Argentina and Portugal respectively in the last round of 16 match this morning.

France and Uruguay wil now face off in the first quaterfinal at 2am this Saturday.

Looking at the two matches, France defeated Argentina 4-3 while Uruguay beat Portugal 2-1.

French youngster 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe was the hero of this match after netting two goals for his side.

Other goals for France were scored through Antoine Griezmann and Benjamin Pavard.

Click here to watch video highlights of France vs Argentina

Argentina’s first goal was scored through Angel Di Maria, Gabriel Mercado and Sergio Aguero.

Uruguay’s two goals came from star striker Edinson Cavani while Pepe scored from Portugal.

Click here to watch video highlights of Portugal vs Uruguay

Tomorrow, Spain will face Russia at 2am while Croatia will face Denmark at 6am.

On Tuesday, Brazil will take on Mexico at 2am while Belgium will face Japan at 6pm.

On Wednesday, Sweden will take on Switzerland at 2am while Colombia will face England at 6am.

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