France are the first team to book their spot in the World Cup semi-final after a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod.
The result see Les Bleus move into 5/2 favourites to win the World Cup in Russia.
The South Americans huffed and puffed but never really troubled the 1998 champions who advanced thanks to goals from Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann, his third of the tournament.
They can now look forward to a semi-final in St Petersburg on Tuesday against the winner of Friday's late quarter-final between Brazil and Belgium.
Uruguay fans outnumbered their French counterparts in the very blue-and-white stadium by at least 10 to one and that advantage certainly told during the national anthems.
But while they sang their hearts out they must also have known that France had just received a major boost with the news that Paris St Germain star Edinson Cavani would be sitting on the bench and not terrorising their defence.
World Cup 2018 winner (odds via Sky Bet)
- France - 5/2
- Brazil - 3/1
- England - 4/1
- Belgium - 6/1
- Croatia - 13/2
- Russia - 20/1
- Sweden - 25/1
Uruguay's two-goal hero in the last round against Portugal had failed to recover from the calf injury that saw him limp off, with Cristiano Ronaldo's help, which meant former Middlesbrough striker Cristhian Stuani would be alongside nuisance-in-chief Luis Suarez.
Stuani is a better player than he showed on Teesside - he scored 19 goals for Girona last season - but he is not as good as Cavani.
So it was no real surprise to see Uruguay's bright start fizzle out after about 10 minutes and France's more cultured midfield begin to take control, with N'Golo Kante busily recycling the ball and Paul Pogba and Griezmann looking to get Kylian Mbappe away down the right.
And the first big chance fell to France's man of the moment. Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud found him all alone, six yards out, with a lovely cushioned header but Mbappe mistimed his leap and headed wastefully over.
Not a great deal happened for the next 25 minutes. France were the better team but Uruguay were resolute and relatively unruffled, which is why the goal they conceded in the 40th minute will annoy them so much.