Eight teams are left in , and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10.
and is the betting favorite at just under 2-1, followed by Spain and defending champion Argentina at 7-2 and England at 9-2. Norway is 14-1, while Belgium, Switzerland and Morocco are 28-1.
All games are airing in the U.S. on Fox and Peacock in English and in Telemundo in Spanish.
France vs. Morocco
When: Thursday, 4 p.m. EDT
Where: Foxborough, Massachusetts
France dominated in group play, outscoring opponents 10-2, an impressive showing even considering Norway rested Erling Haaland and almost all its starters, and rolled over Sweden 3-0 at the beginning of the knockout stage. his 19th career World Cup goal in a against Paraguay. Four years removed from reaching the semifinals, in its opener, on penalty kicks and bounced back from a rough start to to reach the quarterfinals. France is favored to advance.
Spain vs. Belgium
When: Friday, 3 p.m. EDT
Where: Inglewood, California
A against Cape Verde early only seemingly prepared Spain for handling tight games. It 1-0, and after 3-0 in the round of 32 thanks to Mikel Merino’s goal in stoppage time. from down two with five minutes left in regulation time to beat Senegal, then in Seattle after despite his automatic red-card suspension. Spain is favored.
Norway vs. England
When: Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT
Where: Miami Gardens, Florida
The is Norway, with Haaland leading the way and fans and players doing the Viking Row all over the U.S. and giant crowds celebrating back home. Haaland scored his sixth and seventh goals to and get the Scandinavian country for the first time. England endured a raucous crowd at Estadio Azteca in a round-of-16 thriller but lost veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson to a wrist injury from a postgame celebration. England is a slight favorite.
Argentina vs. Switzerland
When: Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT
Where: Kansas City, Missouri
Lionel Messi leads all players and set the World Cup record at 21 鈥� and counting 鈥� in his illustrious career. Messi’s latest trick was scoring to complete a rally from down 2-0 against Egypt in Tuesday that Argentina won 3-2. Switzerland has scored just nine goals through five games, relying on defensive style to get through. It took in the round of 16 after neither team scored in regulation or extra time. The Swiss are in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954. Argentina is favored.
What’s next
The France-Morocco and Spain-Belgium winners meet in the first semifinal next Tuesday, July 14, at 3 p.m. EDT in Arlington, Texas. The Norway-England and Argentina-Switzerland winners play in the other one Wednesday, July 15 in Atlanta, also at 3 p.m.
The final is the same time on Sunday, July 19, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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