[(Title)] France hammers Uruguay to advance to FIFA World Cup semi-finals

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, July 6. /TASS/. France has hammered Uruguay 2-0 to make it into the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

 法国队以2-0击败乌拉圭，进入2018年FIFA世界杯的半决赛。

The game was played in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday.

这场比赛在星期五在尼诺夫哥罗德举行。

The opening goal was scored by defender Raphael Varane on the 40th minute. Forward Antoine Griezmann netted on the 61st minute taking advantage from Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's mistake.

前锋安托万·格里兹曼在第61分钟利用了乌拉圭门将费尔南多·穆斯雷拉的失误，被后卫拉斐尔·瓦兰进球。

France will play its semi-final match in St. Petersburg on July 10 either against Brazil or Belgium, which are to face each other in Kazan later on Friday.

法国将于7月10日在圣彼得堡与巴西或比利时举行半决赛。

This is the sixth time when Team France advances to World Cup semi-finals. They lost their semi-final matches in 1958, 1982 and 1986 to win bronze medals in 1958 and 1986. In 1998, when France hosted the World Cup Team France won the champion's title.

这是法国队第六次晋级世界杯半决赛。 他们在1958年，1982年和1986年的半决赛中输掉了1958年和1986年的铜牌。1998年，当法国队主办世界杯冠军时，法国队获得了冠军头衔。

In 2006, France was defeated by Italy on penalties in the final game.

2006年, 法国在决赛中被意大利队以点球击败.

Russia is holding its first-ever FIFA World Cup, which kicked off in Moscow with a spectacular opening show at the Luzhniki Stadium on the night of June 14.

俄罗斯正举行有史以来第一次国际足联世界杯，该杯在莫斯科开场举行，6月14日晚在Luzhniki体育场举行壮观的开幕式。

Eleven host cities, namely Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg and Samara, were selected to be the venues for the matches of the 2018 World Cup.

11个东道城市，即莫斯科、圣彼得堡、索契、卡赞、萨兰斯克、加里宁格勒城、伏尔加格勒城、罗斯托夫-顿、尼日尼·诺夫哥罗德、叶卡捷琳堡和萨马拉，被选为2018年世界杯足球赛的参赛场地。