Just 25 days ago, the 2026 World Cup kicked off, with 48 teams competing to be the last team to win soccer’s biggest tournament.
After three-and-a-half weeks of play, the tournament is nearing the end of its second knockout stage, with just eight teams competing for the World Cup trophy on Sunday, July 19th at MetLife Stadium.
The quarter-finals already feature two of the top Golden Boot scorers in Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland, who scored all the goals in France and Norway’s last-16 wins over Paraguay and Brazil respectively. There are four spots remaining for Monday’s knockout game, including one for the USMNT against Belgium.
As the round of 16 begins to wind down, here are the predicted quarterfinal pairings:
Who will advance to the World Cup quarterfinals?
As of 11:15pm ET on Sunday, June 5th
Below are details of the players who will advance to the quarterfinals.
World Cup Pairings: Quarterfinal match predictions
Forecasts as of 11:15 PM ET on Sunday, July 5th. Teams in bold are confirmed to be in that slot in brackets.
- France versus Morocco (Thursday, July 9th, 4:00 p.m. ET, Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.)
- Portugal/Spain Winner vs. USA/Belgium Winner (Friday, July 10th, 3pm ET, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California)
- Norway versus england (Saturday, July 11th, 5pm ET, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Argentina/Egypt Winner vs. Switzerland/Colombia Winner (Saturday, July 11th, 9pm ET, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri)
