Uruguay 0 France 2: Varane and Griezmann send Les Bleus through

    

France moved into the semi-finals of the World Cup with a remarkably straightforward defeat of a subdued Uruguay on Friday.

Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann scored as France advanced to a World Cup semi-final against either Belgium or Brazil after easing past Uruguay on Friday.

Following an opening passage high on energy but bereft of quality, Varane glanced home a Griezmann free-kick to open the scoring before the Atletico Madrid man doubled France's advantage just after the hour mark in a moment to forget for Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.