Eight remain! All you need to know about the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals

Eight remain! All you need to know about the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals Tuesday (7) brought the round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to a close. Only eight teams remain in the tournament, battling for football’s most coveted trophy. With that in mind, OneFootball brings you all the information about the World Cup quarter-finals right in the palm of your hand. The tournament, which began on June 11, will have its first day without a single match this Wednesday (8) — leaving nothing to fuel the football chat. ⚽ World Cup quarter-finals Thursday (9) - 5pm (Brasília time) 🇫🇷 France x Morocco 🇲🇦 France and Morocco meet again, this time in Boston (USA), after their clash in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup. The Europeans have impressed since the start of the 2026 World Cup, with Mbappé leading a side that remains firmly in the hunt for a third title (1998 and 2018). The Africans, who faced Brazil in their opener, have grown throughout the tournament, even knocking out Canada, and promise to fight until the very end for a first-ever title. Friday (10) - 4pm (Brasília time) 🇪🇸 Spain x Belgium 🇧🇪 After putting a "full stop" to Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup story, Spain are still alive in the fight for a second world title (champions in 2010). However, Belgium’s "golden generation" wants to make the most of its strong form in the tournament — which began with an epic comeback against Senegal and continued with a thrashing of the USA — to win the first World Cup title in the country’s history.  Saturday (11) - 6pm (Brasília time) 🇳🇴 Norway x England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 After stunning the world by sending Brazil packing, the "Vikings" — led by Odegaard and Haaland — will try to keep making history in pursuit of a first-ever World Cup title. But the "English Team" promises the story will be different in Miami. England want to ride the confidence of eliminating Mexico at the Azteca Stadium and, in doing so, win a second title on the 60th anniversary of their only triumph (1966).  Saturday (11) - 10pm (Brasília time) 🇦🇷 Argentina x Switzerland 🇨🇭 Kansas City will witness another "South America x Europe" showdown at this World Cup. Three-time world champions (1978, 1986 and 2022), La Albiceleste arrive in great form to face the Swiss, led by Lionel Messi in "prime version". Switzerland are back in the quarter-finals after 72 years (last time in 1954), having knocked out Colombia on penalties. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.