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#1 France capitalised on set-pieces
There's not much to be said here. With the likes of Pogba, Giroud, Varane, Umtiti available to attack set-pieces, France were always likely to be lethal from set-plays. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
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It was pretty stuffy in the middle till France won a freekick on their right side. Griezmann checked his run before delivering the ball, allowing Raphael Varane to emerge on his near side unmarked and the latter met the ball right before Stuani could head it clear and gave France the lead.
Uruguay have Diego Godin and Jimenez and winning aerial duels against the duo is no mean feat. On your worst days, you gotta stick to your strengths and France capitalised on one of the golden opportunities that came their way while Uruguay simply didn't.
