Injured Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani failed to make the line-up for Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against France, with Cristhian Stuani replacing him up front alongside Luis Suarez.
Cavani scored two goals in the round-of-16 win over Portugal then limped off with a calf injury, and had desperately sought to get fit for the match at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani is out for the Franc clash. Photo: AFP
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez kept the rest of his side unchanged from the 2-1 win over Portugal.
France, who beat Argentina 4-3 in the last-16, are without suspended midfielder Blaise Matuidi, replaced by Corentin Tolisso, as coach Didier Deschamps also kept an otherwise unchanged team.
