The experienced Hugo Lloris, set to make his 103rd international appearance, will be facing a Belgian team that has scored a tournament-leading 14 goals in five matches.
In a one-sided affair, the Frenchmen cruised forward as they book their place in the semifinals after defender Varane and striker Griezmann helped Les Blues crush a depleted Uruguay 2-0.
The Uruguay vs. France game will be refereed by Nestor Pitana of Argentina on Friday in Nizhny Novgorod.
Following an exhilarating display between two former champions, France came from behind to defeat Lionel Messi's Argentina.
While acknowledging Messi's exceptional skills, the French coach insisted his players will also need to focus on Argentina's other qualities ahead of the round of 16 clash.
Forty years after their last meeting at soccer's biggest tournament, the former champions meet on Saturday in Kazan for a spot in the quarterfinals.
France topped the group with two wins and a draw, and Denmark had five points.
At 19 years and 183 days, Mbappe became the youngest scorer in France's World Cup history.
France beat Australia 2-1 in their opening match last week, while Peru had suffered a 0-1 defeat to Denmark in their campaign opener.
Coming into the game with a three-pronged attack made of Mbappe, Griezmann and Dembele, France created very little and ultimately needed a controversial penalty and a lucky goal to prevail.
It's the ideal start for France, whose ambition is to finish at the top of a group that also includes Peru and Denmark.
France lost the Euro 2016 final and reached the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals under head coach Didier Deschamps, have a squad crammed with individual talents this time.
France has outstanding players elsewhere, including Hugo Lloris in goal, Raphael Varane in defence and Paul Pogba in midfield.
France missed several first-half chances and was punished in the 44th when the U.S. scored with its first meaningful attack through forward Julian Green.
With the biggest sporting event in the world around the corner, we take a look at some of the teams which can dominate in the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
France, Peru, Denmark and Australia are part of Group C in FIFA World Cup 2018.
It took Olivier Giroud to 31 international goals on his 72nd appearance — fourth with Zidane on France's all-time list.
Top News
Latest News
