Uruguay beat Portugal to enter FIFA World Cup quarters

Uruguay beat Portugal to enter FIFA World Cup quarters

SOCHI, June 30, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Portugal

SOCHI, June 30, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Players of Uruguay celebrate victory after the 2018 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between Uruguay and Portugal in Sochi, Russia, June 30, 2018. Uruguay won 2-1 and advanced to the quarter-final. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan/IANS)

SOCHI, June 30, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Matias Vecino (R) of Uruguay celebrates victory after the 2018 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between Uruguay and Portugal in Sochi, Russia, June 30, 2018. Uruguay won 2-1 and advanced to the quarter-final. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua/IANS)

Sochi, July 1 (IANS) Edinson Cavani fired a brace as Uruguay defeated Portugal 2-1 here on Saturday to enter the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.

Cavani scored in the seventh and 62nd minutes while Portugal got their goal from Pepe in the 55th minute.

--IANS

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