Uruguay 0-2 France: Les Bleus cruise into World Cup semi-finals (AS IT HAPPENED) LIVE UPDATES

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We'll be back with full coverage of today's second quarter-final between Brazil and Belgium in Kazan, to find out who lines up against France. 

Match stats:

France on top with the possession today, 57% of the ball.

Both teams had 11 shots, France with only 2 on target, both of them goals.

The Uruguayans covered 4km more ground as they chased France, but to no avail.  

Attendance for today's game was 43,319, as the World Cup bids goodbye to Nizhny Novgorod, which has been a very popular host city.  

Full time: Uruguay 0-2 France

France cruise into the semi-finals, where they will face either Brazil or Belgium.

A first venture into the last four for Les Bleus since their run to the final in 2006. Didier Deschamps men looking good.  

Latest change from France as Griezmann comes off and Nabil Fekir comes on. Into the dying moments here, France cruising into the semi-finals.    

5 mins of added time in Nizhny Novgorod, probably a result of that melee earlier. Uruguay with the ball in the French half, but not making the most of it.   

89 mins: Griezmann with a free-kick 25 yards out, but curls it over. Gimenez is in tears for Uruguay, he knows they are heading out.    

87 mins: Another change from France as they close out the game. Mbappe comes off, Ousmane Dembele comes on. Teen star Mbappe not at his explosive best today, but hasn't needed to be. 

82 mins: Apart from the stunning Lloris save, Uruguay really have threatened very little in this game. Going out with a whimper rather than a bang, and very unlike what we're used to from the two-time World Cup winners.  

80 mins: First change for France as Tolisso comes off, revving up his teammates as he goes. Steven Nzonzi comes on.