Guadalajara’s Estadio Jalisco was the site of a 1986 semi between France and Germany and a 1970 semi between Brazil and Uruguay. The France striker scored the second goal in his team’s 2-0 quarter-final victory over Uruguay on Friday, sending a seemingly easy-to-save shot at a waiting Fernando Muslera. FIFA delegates, including Concacaf president Victor Montagliani, finally finished their inspection tours of the final candidate cities and stadiums in November, paving the way for Thursday’s announcement.
