The 2026 World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage, with the final eight teams now just three victories away from lifting football's biggest prize.After an expanded tournament featuring 48 nations and the introduction of a new round of 32, the knockout phase has narrowed the field to eight sides competing for a place in the semi-finals.France will face Morocco in the opening quarter-final on Thursday, with the winners progressing to the last four. Spain take on Belgium on Friday in what promises to be another closely contested encounter.England's reward for their extra-time victory over Mexico is a quarter-final meeting with Norway on Saturday, while Argentina complete the line-up against Switzerland later the same day.The semi-finals will be played on 14 and 15 July, with the third-pl