The Drama Peaks: Matches, Crossovers and Dates Until the World Cup Ends

7/6/2026 / 8:32

The knockout stages of the World Cup have already shifted into high gear. England may meet Argentina, France is already preparing for Morocco. The matches and dates

Summary: Spain - Austria 3:0/Channel 11

The decisive moments in the World Cup are already here and after a turbulent night (between Sunday and Monday), the picture has cleared and we already have two quarterfinal matches. France and Morocco set a date already yesterday, and this morning it became clear that England will play against Norway in another quarterfinal.

Those who dreamed of a semifinal clash between Argentina and Brazil will have to settle for something else. Those hoping for a meeting between Spain and France in the other semifinal can still aspire to that. In any case, it is still too early to talk about the final four and there are still round of 16 matches ahead of us.

Meanwhile, Mexico's farewell from the tournament after a 2-3 loss to England was also a farewell from Azteca Stadium and from matches in the country. Canada will host one final matchup: Switzerland versus Colombia in the round of 16, and all remaining matches will take place in the USA.

Current bracket, World Cup/Screenshot

Remaining round of 16 matches:

Portugal - Spain (July 6, Monday, 22:00, Arlington)
USA - Belgium (July 7, Tuesday, 3:00, Seattle)

Argentina - Egypt (July 7, Tuesday, 19:00, Atlanta)
Switzerland - Colombia (July 7, Tuesday, 23:00, Vancouver)

Quarterfinals:

France - Morocco (July 9, Thursday, 23:00, Foxborough)

Portugal / Spain - USA / Belgium (July 10, Friday, 22:00, Inglewood)

Norway - England (July 12, Sunday, 00:00, Miami)

Argentina / Egypt - Switzerland / Colombia (July 12, Sunday, 4:00, Kansas City)

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The first semifinal will be held on July 14 at 22:00 Israel time. It will pit France or Morocco against Portugal/Spain/USA/Belgium.

The second semifinal will be held on July 15 at 22:00 Israel time. It will pit England or Norway against Argentina/Egypt/Switzerland/Colombia.

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The final will be held on July 19 at 22:00 Israel time.

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