The World Cup quarterfinals are locked in, which means the expanded 48-team tournament has finally reached the stage where every mistake starts looking expensive. After two weeks of knockout churn, 40 nations are out and eight are still standing in the United States.

The quarterfinal lineup includes heavyweights, surprises and teams that have made a habit of ruining someone else’s month.

Which teams reached the last eight?

The quarterfinal field was complete once the round-of-16 matches wrapped, with each team arriving by a very different route. Some handled business cleanly. Others required rather more cardio and emotional damage.

The eight teams through are:

  • Morocco, which beat Canada 3-0
  • France, which beat Paraguay 1-0
  • Norway, which beat Brazil 2-1
  • England, which beat Mexico 3-2
  • Spain, which beat Portugal 1-0
  • Belgium, which beat the United States 4-1
  • Argentina, which beat Egypt 3-2
  • Switzerland, which beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties

The results also set up a quarterfinal slate with plenty of familiar pressure points: France against Morocco, Spain against Belgium, Norway against England, and Argentina against Switzerland.

What is the full World Cup quarterfinal schedule?

All four quarterfinals will be played at venues in the United States, with local kickoff times listed alongside GMT.

  • France vs Morocco: Thursday, July 9, at 4pm local time, 20:00 GMT, at Boston Stadium
  • Spain vs Belgium: Friday, July 10, at noon local time, 19:00 GMT, at Los Angeles Stadium
  • Norway vs England: Saturday, July 11, at 5pm local time, 21:00 GMT, at Miami Stadium
  • Argentina vs Switzerland: Saturday, July 11, at 8pm local time, 01:00 GMT on Sunday, at Kansas City Stadium

The schedule sends the games to four host cities, giving the quarterfinals a coast-to-coast feel. Convenient for the tournament map, less convenient for anyone attempting to follow every match while pretending to maintain a normal sleep schedule.

How can fans watch the matches in the United States?

In the US, English-language coverage of every match is on Fox and FS1. All 104 games from the tournament are also available to stream through Fox One and the Fox Sports app.

Spanish-language coverage is available on Telemundo and Universo, with streaming through Peacock.

For viewers without cable, the matches are also available through live TV streaming services that carry Fox and FS1, including:

  • Fubo
  • Hulu + Live TV
  • YouTube TV
  • DirecTV

In short, there are many legal ways to watch, which should at least reduce the number of people asking where the match is five minutes after kickoff.

Where can viewers in Canada watch?

In Canada, TSN is the main English-language broadcaster for the World Cup. Selected matches are also being shown on CTV.

French-language coverage is available through RDS and RDS2.

With the quarterfinal bracket set, the tournament is past the broad chaos of a 48-team field and into something sharper. Four matches remain before the semifinals, and from here, there is not much room left for recovery, excuses or slow starts.