NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — France’s players and coaches had spent the buildup to its World Cup quarterfinal against Uruguay talking up its opponent’s defensive capabilities.
And statistics bore out the wariness with which the French approached the game: Uruguay’s goal had been breached just once in 2018, and not by a France team for five consecutive games, a run stretching to 1985.
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