The FIFA World Cup has been whittled down to its final eight teams, with the quarterfinal match-ups now locked in after a dramatic round of 16.
This year's 48-team tournament featured a new round of 32 knockout stage before the traditional round of 16, where several heavyweight nations saw their World Cup campaigns come to an end.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal fell short to Spain, Norway ended Brazil’s campaign and Neymar’s hopes of finally lifting the World Cup trophy, and Belgium thrashed hosts USA in a match marred by red-card controversy.
England ended co-hosts Mexico’s tournament in a thrilling encounter, while Argentina survived another elimination scare, producing a late comeback to knock out Egypt and keep their title hopes alive.
Now, just eight teams remain in contention to become world champions.
Here’s the full list of quarterfinal fixtures (all times NZT), with the semifinals to follow next week. All games can be viewed on TVNZ+ with an event pass, with select games also free to view on TVNZ 1.
Quarterfinal fixtures
Friday July 10
8.00am - France v Morocco - Boston
Saturday 11 July
7.00am - Spain v Belgium - Los Angeles
The winners of these two ties will meet in the first semifinal on Wednesday, July 15
Sunday 12 July
9.00am - Norway v England - Miami
1.00pm - Argentina v Switzerland - Kansas
The winners of these two matches will meet in the second semifinal on Thursday, July 16
3rd place play-off – July 19
Final – July 20
Watch all matches at the World Cup with an event pass on TVNZ+
The next match live and free on TVNZ1 and TVNZ+ is Argentina v Switzerland on Sunday.
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