Henry fires a disappointing free-kick into the defensive wall and that should be that

The full-time whistle is close and a point apiece is probably about right after what has been a low-key game short on chances. Three minutes will be added for stoppages

Henry and France appeal unsuccessfully for a penalty claiming a Victorino handball but the referee rightly waves play on

Uruguay look happy to hang on for a point as France dominate possession but continue to appear toothless in attack

Ribery beats his man but lashes a left-foot cross straight out of play. It has been one of those nights for the Bayern Munich winger

Henry rises well to meet Sagna's cross but the flag goes up just as his cute header drops the wrong side of the Uruguay upright

France seem happy to send over aimless crosses and Raymond Domenech again gesticulates wildly from the technical area

It's getting a little tetchy as we move towards the final 10 minutes. Malouda livens it up with a left-foot drive from 25 yards which flashes comfortably wide

Muslera claims Malouda's free-kick with a calm authority and Henry is yet to touch the ball since coming on

Forlan holds his head as Suarez flicks on a throw in and he pulls a 12-yard shot wide of the mark. He should have scored there and he knows it!

Suarez almost sneaks the ball though Abidal's legs and would have been clean through on the keeper. Uruguay appear to have something of a second wind now

Lloris spills a cross but the whistle blows as Suarez clearly had eyes for the keeper and not the ball and clattered into him

France are starting to turn the screw now as Uruguay fall back into their own half. Do Les Bleus have enough guile to unlock this well-drilled defence though?

Gourcuff lays off a free-kick for Ribery but he takes a swipe from 18 yards and the effort flies well off target. That showed good intelligence if not technique!

Pereira hacks an angled pass looking for the unmarked Anelka away from danger after France break with rare pace and promise

Diaby wastes a good chance to break and then clatters into an opponent in a 10-second passage of play to forget from the Arsenal giant

Gourcuff clatters a shot into Diego Moreno Lugano on the edge of the box following a good run and cut inside from skipper Evra

Forlan takes the ball down superbly on his chest but crashes a difficult volley over the crossbar under pressure from an excellent Gallas attempted block. Good football all around

Diaby heads away Forlan's cross-cum-shot at the back post as France find themselves on the back foot at the start of the second half

Suarez goes down easily under challenge from Diaby and the referee takes the bait and awards Uruguay a dangerous free-kick

Anelka and Govou get in each other's way and right on cue Thierry Henry begins to warm up behind one of the goals!

Muslera punches clear a Gourcuff in-swinging free-kick under extreme pressure and the whistle brings a cagey first half to a close

One minute will be added to this first half for stoppages

Forlan is seeing plenty of the ball but so far his attacking colleagues just don't seem to be on the same wavelength

Raymond Domenech is waving his arms wildly on the touchline and doesn't look happy with what he has seen in a low-key first half

Alvaro Barragan Pereira goes down holding his knee following a block tackle with Govou and he looks to be struggling after a jarring of the joint

Diego Perez Ruso fells Diaby in midfield and is lucky not to see yellow as it was right under this officious referee's nose

Gallas is fortunate as he makes a mess of a long ball and lets in Suarez only for the whistle to go for a free-kick against the Uruguay striker

Referee Nishimura of Japan is taking no nonsense and certainly enjoys a good gesticulation or two

Suarez is flagged offside from a brilliant Forlan pass and that's criminal from the Uruguay striker. Forlan lets him know that too!

Forlan is having to drop deep to get the ball as Uruguay's midfield is non-existent and he can't do any damage with his back to goal some 40 yards out

Anelka gets in the way of Diaby's pass looking for the run of Govou and the flag goes up for offside. Govou would have been clean through on goal and coach Raymond Domenech can't believe it

Govou's low cross almost falls perfectly for Anelka but Mauricio Victorino hooks the ball away with his side pinned back in their own half

Diaby goes on a storming run but the move is ended by an Anelka cross to nobody. The Chelsea striker would have seen no support had he bothered to look up there!

Diego Roberto Godin stands tall and stops the run of Anelka just as it looks as if the goal was gaping after Uruguay gifted possession to the France striker in a dangerous position

Gourcuff again goes for goal from distance but again is not close to troubling the keeper with a left-foot effort from 30 yards

Gourcuff almost surprises the keeper with a cute free-kick to the near post which Fernando Nestor Muslera has to scamper across his line to fist behind

Hugo Lloris claws away a curling effort from Forlan from the edge of the box after the striker earned a yard of space with William Gallas standing off. That's a warning to the French defence not to switch off

Nicolas Anelka gives the ball away cheaply and he's not made the best of starts to this match

Govou's weak header from a corner is cleared by Suarez but France are still on the front foot

Abou Diaby cuts inside but drives an ambitious 30-yard shot well high and wide from a central position

Yoann Gourcuff dwells on the ball and has it nicked off his toes but France have certainly started the brighter

Ribery bundles his way past his marker and squares a cross which Sidney Govou makes a hash off from six yards out. That had the game's opening goal written all over it!

Not a lot to report so far with neither side able to carve out any serious opening in a cagey start

For France Franck Ribery also looks in determined mood and he could well prove central to their hopes of progressing far

Forlan tries a cheeky back-heel which almost comes off and the Atletico Madrid striker looks lively in these opening seconds