World Cup 2018 LIVE: France vs Uruguay and Brazil vs Belgium, plus latest news from England and Russia ahead of quarter-finals, predictions, updates

All the latest World Cup news from day 23 in Russia

Uruguay France World Cup quarter-final preview

The quarter-finals get underway in Russia in what should be a thrilling day at the 2018 World Cup.

In the first match of the day, France return from their impressive last-16 victory over Argentina last week with a much stiffer challenge in front of them as they take on Uruguay Football in Nizhny Novgorod, with a place in the semi-finals up for grabs.

That match kicks off at 15:00, but attentions will quickly turn to the day’s evening kick-off as Brazil and Belgium collide in a heavyweight encounter that could prove to be one of the games of the tournament. With the two winners set to meet in the semi-finals next Tuesday in St Peterburg, the stakes couldn’t be any higher.

We’ll also be looking towards England quarter-final clash with Sweden on Saturday, so follow all of the live action from Russia below.

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Key Points

• It's day 23 in Russia
• Quarter-finals begin with France vs Uruguay at 15:00
• Brazil vs Belgium follows at 19:00

[6 July 2018 17:02 · Nathan Jacobs]

From a Uruguay point of view, there's a lot of stats that you aren't going to read so we'll leave it at just this one. 

No shots for a certain Luis Suarez. A disappointing day at the office for the South Americans. 

[6 July 2018 17:08 · Nathan Jacobs]

So, what have we learnt today? 

France have beaten Uruguay 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals.

Gareth Southgate sends nice letters to his fans. 

Jesse Lingard and Ashley Young do weird things in training. 

Zlatan thinks that Sweden will beat England.