Edinson Cavani’s pain could be France’s gain. (Darko Vojinovic/AP)Uruguay vs. France
Quarterfinal, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Uruguay’s worst fears were realized Thursday when news broke that star striker Edinson Cavani was likely to miss Friday’s quarterfinal against France because of a calf injury suffered in its round-of-16 win over Portugal. Cristhian Stuani replaced Cavani after he suffered the injury against Portugal and he seems likely to slide into the starting lineup against France. Cavani scored both of his team’s goals in the Portugal game and has three of Uruguay’s seven for the tournament, so his finishing presence obviously will be missed, though Stuani scored 19…
