France became the first team to reach the World Cup semi-finals as goals from Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann gave them a deserved 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Friday.
It is the first time France have been in the last four since 2006 and sets up a mouth-watering clash against Belgium.
France took the lead in the 40th minute from the unlikely source of defender Varane, who glanced home a fine header from an Antoine Griezmann free-kick.
It was only the Real Madrid player's third goal for France and represented redemption for Varane, who was largely blamed for the goal which saw France lose at the quarter-final stage to Germany four years ago.
Griezmann, who counts several of the Uruguay players as close friends, scored a second in the 61st minute, but it was mostly due to a howler from La Celeste's goalkeeper, Fernando Muslera.
The usually dependable stopper flapped at Griezmann's 20-yard shot and agonisingly saw the ball float over the line.
And Twitter made sure that he doesn’t get enough it.
This is not the first time Muslera has committed such a gaffe.
If Muslera was a disaster at one end, Hugo Lloris was exceptional at the other end. He didn’t even let a dragonfly go past him, literally.
Star of the France’s previous match against Argentina - Kylien Mbappe - did a ‘Neymar’ against Uruguay and Twitter didn’t spare the Paris Saint Germain forward.
Uruguay’s Jose Gimenez broke down in the 88th minute which was astounding as the referee was yet to blow the final whistle.
And Gimenez wasn’t the only person to shed tears.
Now, Luis Suarez will join an illustrious list of players who have bid farewell to the World Cup in Russia earlier than expected.
(With inputs from PTI)
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