 France’s Kylian Mbappe

has scored three goals so far this tournament – he’s the first teenager to score that many in a campaign since Pele netted six for Brazil in 1958.  Mbappe has had five shots in Russia, with all five going on target, three going in.  Antoine Griezmann has scored six goals in his last five games in knockout stages of major tournaments (WC and Euros).  France have won one of eight meetings with Uruguay (D4, L3), losing the most recent encounter 0-1 in a friendly in June 2013 (Luis Suarez with the goal).

 In World Cup matches, Uruguay are unbeaten against France (W1, D2), beating them 2-1 in 1966 and drawing 0-0 in both 2002 and 2010.

 This will be Didier Deschamps’ 81st match in charge of France – his first was a 0-0 draw against Uruguay in a friendly in August 2012.

 France are unbeaten in their last nine World Cup matches against South American sides (W5, D4), keeping seven clean sheets.  Uruguay have won their last four WC matches. They’ve never previously won five in a row at the same World Cup.

 This is Uruguay’s first appearance in the quarter-final of the WC since 2010, when they beat Ghana 4-2 on penalties.

 France have progressed on four of the last five occasions they’ve reached the quarter-final stage, with the only exception being a 0-1 defeat against Germany in 2014.

 France have won six of their last seven World Cup knockout matches (excluding the final), losing the other – with all of these games being settled in 90 minutes.

 Each of Uruguay’s last three goals in the 2018 World Cup have been scored by Edinson Cavani.