France to play Belgium in Semi-Finals

In the first of the Quarter-Finals, FRANCE with 22 votes played URUGUAY with 7 votes. France had beaten Argentina to get here and Uruguay where winners against Portugal. The game started off with Uruguay keeping the French team in their own half but confidence grew in the France team and things slowly turned around. A late goal in the 40^th minute with a lovely header from Varane put the French in front for half-time. In the start of the second half Uruguay had a couple of chances to get level, but it was not to be as the French scored a second goal in the 61^st minute where Griezmann hit the ball only for the Uruguay goalkeeper to drop it into the goal. Uruguay started to get a bit grumpy but the French held on to a 2-0. France have taken their goals tally to 9 goals while Uruguay picked up their only blank score sheet and go home with 7 goals which is their best score with Golden Goals as they only scored four goals in Brazil.

In the other game, five times winners BRAZIL with 29 votes faced BELGIUM with 17. Brazil had beaten Mexico to reach the quarter-finals while Belgium who went 2-0 down against Japan, they won 3-2 in the second round games. The first half was evenly matched with the Belgium defence keeping the Brazilian’s at bay. The Belgium’s then kept slight pressure on Brazil and the link in the chain finally went as in the 13^th minute when a Belgium took a corner struck Fernandinho's arm and flew into the net, the 10th own goal of this World Cup.  The Brazilian’s had a couple of chances  and even hit the post which could of drew them level but in the 31^st minute, Belgium’s De Bruyne scored a lovely goal to put them 2-0 up before half-time. After a brilliant first half the game changed in the second half with Brazil pressing the Belgium defence but the attacks ended with poor finishing. Brazil did finally get through their defence and scored in the 76^th minute by Renato Augusto with another good strike. That is where the game ended with Belgium winning 2-1. Brazil finished on a score of 8 goals which is their second lowest score since Italia 1990 where they finished on just four goals. Belgium march on with a total of 14 goals which is their best score to date. Belgium will play France on 10^th July.