The end of the line? Nowhere close.As France march on to St Petersburg and the semi-finals of this World Cup, it seems all the more bizarre that Paul Pogba raised the possibility of his relationship with the tournament coming to a permanent end just weeks ago.The Manchester United midfielder was effortlessly effective as Didier Deschamps’ side shook off Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod, turning in a performance of controlled class against South American opposition for the second time in the space of a week of knockout football. Forming an ever more formidable odd couple partnership with N'Golo Kante, Pogba kept France ticking over when Uruguay frustrated them in the first half and then, just when Luis Suarez and Co threatened a comeback, intervened to seal the game.France were 1-0 ahead from Raphael Varane’s first-half header but again looked a team in need of a shake as the hour approached. Pogba shook them right up.He ghosted in behind Matias Vecino to steal possession near halfway and strode forward with intent, strong-arming Vecino to keep him at bay. Whereas a less settled version of Pogba may have unleashed the shot that wasn’t on, he instead tucked a beautiful little pass inside to Corentin Tolisso who fed Antoine Griezmann. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next England superstar Harry Kane can prove he is up there with... Manchester United kick-off Premier League season against... World Cup 2018 quarter-final – Uruguay 0-2 France, RESULT:... Man City starlet Phil Foden takes cheeky dig at Arsenal by... Share this article Share The attacker’s shot shouldn’t have troubled Fernando Muslera but at the same end as Willy Caballero cocked up Argentina’s World Cup, he flapped at it and France were two up and cruising in a game that never hit the high points of this World Cup.No matter. Deschamps’ men head for St Petersburg and a Tuesday night showdown with Brazil or Belgium that shapes to be mouth-watering either way. How different the picture seems from just two weeks ago.This World Cup was mere days old when out of nowhere, Pogba started pondering the end of not just this journey but his entire World Cup career. ‘Maybe it's my last World Cup,’ he said in the wake of the fitful victory over Peru that secured France’s place in the knock-out stages. ‘We do not know.’ Three months after his 25th birthday and just four years removed from him being named the outstanding young player of the last World Cup, his comments were given short shrift by Deschamps, who insisted his midfielder has at least one if not two or more of these grand shindigs left in him.Pogba’s commanding performance alongside Kante against Argentina last time out had led to declarations of a very different kind from the French camp. Alongside introvert Kante, the extroverted Pogba is entering a new phase of his international career, argued skipper Hugo Lloris.‘He's maturing, he's growing, he's been accumulating experience,’ the goalkeeper said on the eve of this battle. ‘He's s