LILLE, France, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Uruguay captain Andres Vilaseca hailed his team’s fighting spirit in their 27-12 World Cup loss to hosts France on Thursday and believes his side will grow in confidence following their eye-catching performance. France led by eight points going into the final 10 minutes as Uruguay pushed them all the way. In the end their inaccuracy let France off the hook, but it was still a performance to savour for Vilaseca. Uruguay coach Esteban Meneses said the key was not to build on this performance and not make it a one-off. France top Pool A with eight points from their two games while Uruguay have a second fixture against Italy in Nice next Wednesday.

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Persons: Andres Vilaseca, Esteban Meneses, Meneses, Nicolas Freitas, Baltazar Amaya, Nick Said, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: LILLE, France, Italy, New, Thomson Locations: France, Uruguay, Nice, New Zealand, Namibia