Hugo Lloris pulled off 1 of the best saves of the 2018 World Cup - but Twitter is more captivated by a horrible-looking bug that tried to fly into his mouth
- Hugo Lloris just pulled off one of the greatest saves of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament.
- But the talk of Twitter was how the France goalkeeper made a save of a different kind as the 31-year-old prevented a dragonfly from entering his mouth.
- One Twitter user even created an account in the dragonfly's name.
- France beat Uruguay 2-0 in the World Cup's first quarterfinal match on Friday.
- France and Lloris progress into the semifinal stage of the competition on Tuesday, hopefully without any bugs.
- Read all of Business Insider's World Cup coverage here.
Hugo Lloris just pulled off one of the greatest saves at the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament.
The France goalkeeper was able to preserve his country's 1-0 lead when he got a solid hand to Uruguay defender Martín Cáceres' incredible header before half-time.
Had the shot turned into a goal, then Uruguay would have scored a vital equaliser and could have gone on to cause trouble for France in the second half.
But Lloris kept France in the match before his teammates doubled the team's lead in the second half, eventually winning the quarterfinal clash 2-0.
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Shots were not the only thing Lloris spent his afternoon saving, as the goalkeeper also won plaudits for preventing a horrible-looking bug from flying into his mouth.
In the 16th minute of the game a bug - believed to be a dragonfly - flew onto Lloris' lip, but rather than let it into his mouth, the 31-year-old managed to spit it out in disgust.
Regardless of his heroics between the sticks, the bug incident remained the talk of Twitter.
One soccer social media account highlighted how insects are no stranger to World Cups.
One quick-thinking Twitter user even created an account for the bug, and immediately asked Lloris if he tasted nice.
France is through to the semifinal and is next in action on Tuesday against an opponent that is yet to be determined.