Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann scored as France advanced to a World Cup semi-final against either Belgium or Brazil after easing past Uruguay on Friday.
Following an opening passage high on energy but bereft of quality, Varane glanced home a Griezmann free-kick to open the scoring before the Atletico Madrid man doubled France’s advantage just after the hour mark in a moment to forget for Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.
But Nigerians are happy with the victory at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium as a revenge for Uruguay’s 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Ghana in South Africa 2010 and for Egypt’s 1-0 defeat during the group stage in this year’s edition.
France : why are you crying boys?
Nigeria: Argentina beat we
Scores : France 4 Argentina 3
Ghana: Me too, Uruguay beat me
Scores: France 2 Uruguay 0
Are y’all happy now? ????✊?✊? — France2win (@painful_fact) July 6, 2018Advertisement
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I Wonder How Uruguay And Argentina Think They Can Eliminate Egypt And Nigeria And Go Free.#LesBluesAllTheWay.#UnitedTeamOfAfrica. pic.twitter.com/Q0nZXuAV4i — GODSON (@GOvanto) July 6, 2018
France is out here avenging Africa.
First they beat Argentina to avenge Nigeria.
AdvertisementThen they beat Uruguay to avenge Ghana. — YouTube: The SimpleTips (@1ncognito___) July 6, 2018
So Senegal, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia couldn’t represent Africa so Africa decided to represent Africa on to the semi’s FRANCE #URUFRA — CookieMonster (@dennis_mndaweni) July 6, 2018
France are just doing everything within their power to restore Africa’s dignity based on the black connection??
First, it was Argentina for cheating Nigeria and now Uruguay for cheating Ghana some years back ??..#URUFRA — Mario_Savage? (@waleadedayor) July 6, 2018
#URUFRA Yasssssss
Frangeriafrica did it
Thank u france
Representing Nigeria and Africa
Semi-final ?????? — A wise man once said nothing ( COMMON SENSE ) (@mhiz_charming) July 6, 2018
Up France! Up Nigeria! #WorldCup — BUNMI SOBOWALE (@Bunmi_Sobowale) July 6, 2018
France is winning
Africa is winning
Nigeria is Winning.#URUFRA #WorldCup — chukwukadibia (@neduwalter) July 6, 2018
France representing Africa as it should. The gods of Egypt and the Witchcraft of Nigeria is with them. #URUFRA — Gitz B* (@iGitz_) July 6, 2018
Emmanuel Macron came to Nigeria to collect juju for France#FRAURU — Judano (@DefaultJude) July 6, 2018
So France ?? president came to Nigeria and visited Fella shrine.
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? #URUvsFRA .??? pic.twitter.com/qGTVKTX88f— Slim_berry (@Meeiynalicious) July 6, 2018
Argentina did that sh** for Nigeria, France beat ’em. Uruguay did it to Ghana in ’14, France beat ’em in Russia. France is the big brother you need…The Avengers! ?????? — Megamind (@Neyobadmus) July 6, 2018
France did it for Nigeria against Argentina,
France did it for Ghana against Uruguay!
France deserves some jollof be it the good one or the Ghanaian one! — Wulengme M Gonshing (@Wulengme) July 6, 2018