Uruguay have been dealt a potential hammer blow in their preparations for Friday's 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against France as striker Edinson Cavani is reportedly "all but certain" not to start.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward netted twice in the 2-1 victory over Portugal in the last 16 but then limped off with a calf injury.
According to beIN Sports (via Get French Football News), there has not been much improvement since Saturday, and Cavani's involvement in Friday's clash at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Russia is now in major doubt:
Get French Football NewsEdinson Cavani's injury situation is not ameliorating - 2 days out from Friday's quarter-final, it is all but certain that he won't start vs.