Losses by Brazil and Uruguay on Friday reduced the World Cup to a European championship with the tournament’s final six teams all calling the continent home.
Uruguay’s loss to France could mark the end of era in South American soccer in several ways, most notably if Oscar Tabarez, the team’s 71-year-old coach, retires.
Tabarez, who has taken Uruguay to four World Cups over two stints as its coach, transformed the national program in his final 12 years as its manager. But he declined to discuss what he plans to do next.