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France reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Uruguay 2-0

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) - A shot that flew directly at the hands of the opposing goalkeeper turned into a World Cup goal for Antoine Griezmann.

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France reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Uruguay 2-0

The France striker scored the second goal in his team's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Uruguay on Friday, sending a seemingly easy-to-save shot at a waiting Fernando Muslera. But the ball hit the keeper on the palms, bounced off and looped over his head and into the net.

The victory gave France a spot in the World Cup semifinals.