The 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals are here as the last eight battle for football's biggest prize.
The quarter-finals are perhaps the stage where anything feels possible, with the remaining teams now just two wins from a place in the final. Ahead of the last-eight ties, we've looked at how the bookmakers ******* s the favourites to become world champions.
After falling short in the last 16 in three consecutive World Cups, the Swiss squeezed past Colombia on penalties to reach the last eight for only the second time.
It's Switzerland's first quarter-final appearance since 1954, though they have reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship in each of the last two tournaments. Outsiders, no doubt, but certainly capable ahead of facing Argentina next.
Belgium's 'Golden Generation' passed without silverware, as a talented team featuring Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, and more fell just short of big prizes. The last remnants of that team remain, with Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne leading a new wave of talent.
The quarter-finals are perhaps the stage where anything feels possible, with the remaining teams now just two wins from a place in the final. Ahead of the last-eight ties, we've looked at how the bookmakers ******* s the favourites to become world champions.
After falling short in the last 16 in three consecutive World Cups, the Swiss squeezed past Colombia on penalties to reach the last eight for only the second time.
It's Switzerland's first quarter-final appearance since 1954, though they have reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship in each of the last two tournaments. Outsiders, no doubt, but certainly capable ahead of facing Argentina next.
Belgium's 'Golden Generation' passed without silverware, as a talented team featuring Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, and more fell just short of big prizes. The last remnants of that team remain, with Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne leading a new wave of talent.
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