World Cup Quarterfinals Schedule: Start Times For Every Match And How To Watch

The 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals are group to statesman Thursday erstwhile Kylian Mbappé and France return connected an upset-minded Morocco team.

World Cup co-hosts U.S., Canada and Mexico will beryllium watching from nan sideline aft being eliminated successful nan information of 16.

Here’s everything you request to cognize astir nan World Cup matches being played Thursday, Friday and Saturday crossed nan U.S., Mexico and Canada (all times Pacific).

Thursday’s quarterfinal match

France vs. Morocco

France’s Kylian Mbappé jogs connected nan section during a triumph complete Iraq successful nan World Cup connected June 22.

(Derik Hamilton / Associated Press)

Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.
Time: 1 p.m.
TV: Fox, Telemundo | Streaming: Fox One, Peacock

The buzz: France, bidding to make its 3rd consecutive World Cup final, needed a punishment footwear from Kylian Mbappé to dispatch stubborn Paraguay, a third-place team, successful nan information of 16. France has scored 16 times — Mbappé has 7 of them, giving him 19 profession World Cup goals — while goalkeeper Mike Maignan has conceded conscionable 2 goals successful 5 matches. Morocco, a semifinalist 4 years ago, precocious pinch a 3-0 triumph complete Canada that ran its unbeaten streak to 34 games. Azzedine Ounahi scored doubly successful that crippled and is 1 of 3 Moroccan players pinch aggregate goals. Morocco, a erstwhile French colony, has almost arsenic galore French-born players connected its roster, six, arsenic it does autochthonal Moroccans, seven.

Friday’s quarterfinal match

Spain vs. Belgium

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón catches nan shot successful beforehand of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo during Spain’s round-of-16 triumph connected July 6.

(Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)

Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
Time: Noon
TV: Fox, Telemundo | Streaming: Fox One, Peacock

The buzz: Spain is nan first squad successful World Cup history to grounds six consecutive shutouts and goalkeeper Unai Simón has gone 609 minutes without allowing a World Cup goal, a streak that dates to group play of nan past tourney 4 years ago. Spain, however, has struggled to people consistently, collecting a extremity aliases little successful 3 of its 5 games, including a round-of-16 triumph complete Portugal connected Mikel Merino’s extremity successful stoppage time. Mikel Oyarzabal is Spain’s starring scorer pinch 4 goals. Belgium earned its spot successful nan quarterfinals by thumping nan U.S. 4-1 successful Seattle successful its astir complete crippled of nan tournament. Belgium outshot nan Americans 15-7, putting 7 connected target. Charles De Ketelaere had a brace successful nan first half and Belgium ne'er looked back. For an aging aureate procreation of Belgian players, including Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois and Axel Witsel, this mightiness beryllium nan last chance to drawback a title.

Saturday’s quarterfinal matches

Norway vs. England

England’s Harry Kane celebrates aft scoring during a triumph complete Mexico connected July 5.

(Eduardo Verdugo / Associated Press)

Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: Fox, Telemundo | Streaming: Fox One, Peacock

The buzz: The forecast calls for temperatures successful nan precocious 80s, humidity astatine 77% and a chance of rain, challenging conditions for 2 teams from bluish Europe. Norway, which knocked disconnected Brazil to scope nan quarterfinals for nan first time, has scored 12 times successful 5 games — Erling Haaland has 7 of those, including some against Brazil — but has conceded nine, winning conscionable erstwhile by much than a goal. Haaland’s 39% shot-conversation complaint is nan champion successful a World Cup since 1986. Unbeaten England had to gut retired a reliable triumph successful nan uncommon aerial of Mexico City pinch conscionable 10 men to scope nan quarterfinals for a 3rd consecutive time. Captain Harry Kane is 4th successful nan Golden Boot title pinch six goals.

Argentina vs. Switzerland

Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates aft scoring against Egypt connected July 7 astatine nan World Cup.

(Associated Press)

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: Fox, Telemundo | Streaming: Fox One, Peacock

The buzz: Unbeaten Argentina needed 3 goals successful 13 minutes to enactment that way, hardly escaping its round-of-16 crippled pinch Egypt connected Enzo Fernández’s extremity successful stoppage time. Lionel Messi’s tying extremity successful nan 83rd infinitesimal extended his World Cup scoring streak to 9 games. He entered nan quarterfinals starring nan tourney pinch 8 goals. Switzerland, besides unbeaten, eliminated Colombia connected penalties to scope nan quarterfinals for nan first clip since 1954. The Swiss person 9 goals, 3 of those coming from 20-year-old Johan Manzambi, nan youngest subordinate connected nan team.