Deschamps: An advantage that Griezmann knows how to play Godin and Gimenez FIFA World Cup 2018 - Uruguay vs France Spoke before their match with Uruguay

France had perhaps their best performance of the World Cup when they beat Argentina by a score of 4-3, yet their coach Didier Deschamps believes his side has plenty of advantages going into their quarterfinal matchup with Uruguay.

The south American's defence will be led by Atletico Madrid duo, Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez, who just so happen to be teammates of French star Antoine Griezmann.

Deschamps believes that familiarity will give Griezmann an advantage when they meet and he spoke about it ahead of the game on Friday.

"Knowing each other has advantages and disadvantages for Griezmann because Antoine knows them," he said.

"He knows their weaknesses, because they spend a lot of time together in Madrid, so on both sides there will be a lot of respect.

"After 90 minutes, they will be friends again."

He also touched on the possibility of Edinson Cavani not being available for Uruguay.

"I prepare the team to face Uruguay with or without Cavani, so until tomorrow I will not know for sure what to expect," he remarked.

"If he is not available, there will be other exceptional players to replace him such as Cebolla or Stuani, but Cavani is Cavani.

"He is one of the best attackers in the world."

The incredible performances of Kylian Mbappe have lit up the tournament.

"The youngsters usually have more difficulty knowing that, after succeeding, they have to continue working, but he has done very well," Deschamps added.

"What he did in the last match has seen a ton of praise come his way, but he has done great things at just 19 years old.

"You can continue to make progress if you know how to manage these moments and you have to avoid relaxing if everything goes well, because that's when you can start to believe that you do not have to work hard anymore."