Quarterfinal Picture Completed at 2026 World Cup
Argentina and Switzerland advanced on Tuesday to complete the quarterfinal field at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Argentina rallied past Egypt 3-2, and Switzerland defeated Colombia on penalties.
The first quarterfinal slot was settled on Saturday. Morocco beat Canada 3-0, and France edged Paraguay 1-0 on a Kylian Mbappé penalty.
France and Morocco met a round earlier than their 2022 semifinal. France won that Qatar match 2-0 on goals from Theo Hernández in the fifth minute and Randal Kolo Muani in the 79th.
Norway reached the quarterfinals for the first time in its history with a 2-1 Sunday win over Brazil. Erling Haaland scored twice to raise his tournament total to seven goals.
England joined them by surviving Mexico City 3-2 over the hosts. The Three Lions advanced despite everything thrown at them on Sunday night.
Spain eliminated Portugal with a late Mikel Merino winner on Monday. The United States fell 1-4 to Belgium as the other host nations exited in the Round of 16.
Tuesday’s results finalized the bracket. Argentina faced Egypt and Switzerland met Colombia in the fourth and final quarterfinal matchups.
Semifinal Matchups Take Shape
France defeated Morocco 2-0 in Boston to claim a semifinal berth. The win set up a left-side semifinal against Spain.
Spain beat Belgium 2-1 on Friday to fill that spot. The left side of the bracket is now fully set.
On the right side, England defeated Norway 2-1 to advance. Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 to fill the final semifinal place.
England will meet Argentina in the last four. The right side of the bracket is now complete.