Argentina 3-1 Switzerland (AET): Alvarez stunner sends holders through to England semi-final
Julian Alvarez's 25-yard strike in extra time broke Swiss resistance in Kansas City as the defending champions booked a last-four meeting with England.
Quarter Final
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Bellingham's extra-time strike sends England past Norway and into the last four
A Jude Bellingham brace, the winner in the 93rd minute, edged England past a stubborn Norway 2-1 after extra time to book a World Cup semi-final.
England 2-1 Norway: Bellingham brace drags the Three Lions into the last four
Jude Bellingham cancelled out Andreas Schjelderup's opener and then struck early in extra time to settle a taut quarter-final that Norway matched almost to the end.
England 2-1 Norway: the numbers behind a quarter-final settled by finishing, not control
Both sides had 14 shots and near-identical xG at Hard Rock Stadium; England advanced because they put eight efforts on target to Norway's four and took the two that mattered.
England 2-1 Norway: Bellingham brace settles it in extra time to send England into the last four
A Jude Bellingham double, the second three minutes into extra time, edged England past a stubborn Norway and into the World Cup semi-finals.
World Cup quarter-finals today: England and Argentina favoured, but Haaland and a stubborn Switzerland stand in the way
Two places in the last four are up for grabs today. England start favourites against a Norway side carried this far by a red-hot Haaland, while the holders Argentina meet the tournament's meanest defence in Kansas City. Our predictions, the odds and what to watch.
Messi, a Swiss wall and the Manzambi void: where Argentina v Switzerland will be won
Argentina are heavy favourites and unbeaten in seven meetings, but Switzerland arrive without a single deficit all tournament and a defence Colombia could not crack. Here is where the last-eight tie will be decided, and why the goals market is tempting.
Argentina vs Switzerland prediction: the odds back Messi, but the champions leave a door ajar
Every serious signal in Kansas City points to the holders: the bookmakers, Opta and a lopsided betting market. Yet Argentina's shaky knockout defence and a Swiss side that has not trailed all tournament keep this quarter-final honest.
Norway vs England prediction: England favoured, but the last eight runs through Haaland
England are the bookmakers' pick and Opta's, if only just, for tonight's World Cup 2026 quarter-final in Miami. Norway have Erling Haaland, and that is usually enough to make anyone nervous.
Two minutes, two winners: Merino is the man Spain keep turning to
Twice in a week the Arsenal midfielder has come off the bench to settle a World Cup knockout tie for Spain. It is a pattern now, not a fluke, and it started by heading the hosts out of a home Euros.
How Spain took Belgium apart: Rodri's grip, a right-side overload and a bench that decided it
Spain won it 2-1, but Opta had them at 17 shots to five and 2.08 expected goals to 0.37. This is the tactical story of a quarter-final the scoreboard kept insisting was close, and never really was.
Spain 2-1 Belgium player ratings: Merino tops every card as Cubarsi splits the graders
Six outlets, six sets of marks, and on Pau Cubarsi they sat more than three points apart. Here is how the graders scored Spain's quarter-final win, from Mikel Merino at the top to Senne Lammens at the bottom.
Switzerland break their shootout curse to reach a first quarter-final since 1954
A first World Cup shootout won, two clean sheets in the knockouts and an unbeaten group have carried Murat Yakin's Switzerland into the last eight for the first time in 72 years. Argentina and Lionel Messi await in Kansas City.
Ayyoub Bouaddi turned down France at 18, then started against them with only Pele above him
France raised him, captained him and never capped him. Weeks after switching to Morocco, the 18-year-old Lille midfielder started a World Cup quarter-final against them, second only to Pele as the youngest ever to do so.
Noise, a sickness bug and a change of hotel: Norway's uneasy road to the last eight
A construction racket forced a change of base and a sickness bug thinned the squad. On the eve of the England quarter-final, the biggest match in Norway's history, the team doctor's verdict was blunt: everyone is fit.
Norway and Haaland chase history against a battered England in Miami
Norway have never reached a World Cup quarter-final until now. On Saturday in Miami they stand one win from the semis, with Erling Haaland in ferocious form and a depleted England to get past.
Switzerland reach the last eight after 72 years, then lose Manzambi for Argentina test
The Swiss are into a World Cup quarter-final for the first time since 1954, but a knee injury to 20-year-old Johan Manzambi leaves Murat Yakin's side facing the holders in Kansas City without their breakout star.
Spain 2-1 Belgium: Merino strikes late again to set up France semi-final
A second knockout winner off the bench from Mikel Merino saw Spain past a stubborn Belgium at SoFi Stadium, ending Unai Simon's 650-minute shutout streak but sending the Spanish into a semi-final with France.
Norway's 28-year wait ends in the last eight, and Haaland is dragging them further
Norway have reached a World Cup quarter-final for the first time in their history, powered by Erling Haaland's seven goals, and now stand one win from the semi-finals against Thomas Tuchel's England.
Mbappe recovers from Bounou save to fire France past Morocco into the last four
Kylian Mbappe had a first-half penalty saved by Yassine Bounou but responded after the break with a goal and an assist as France beat Morocco 2-0 in Foxborough to reach a third straight World Cup semi-final.
France vs Morocco: 2022 semi-final rematch set for World Cup 2026 quarter-finals
Four years after France ended Morocco's historic run in Qatar, the two sides meet again in Foxborough with a World Cup semi-final place on the line.