France beat Uruguay 2-0 in the quarter-finals in Nizhny Novgorod, advancing to the next stage of the World Cup.

“As for the opponents, I don’t really have any preferences. What happens will happen. There were many strong teams in the group stage, things weren’t as easy as they seemed to be. But we grew during the game with Argentina,” Deschamps told reporters at the post-match press conference.

In the semi-final on 10 July, France will face Brazil or Belgium in St. Petersburg.