Quarterfinal matchups set as only 8 teams remain at FIFA World Cup

There are only eight teams left in Qatar battling for the title of World Cup champions.

The final two round of 16 matches were played today with Morocco upsetting Spain and Portugal easily disposing of Switzerland.

Those two nations now join six others that punched their spot into the quarterfinals over the past four days at the FIFA World Cup 2022.

After 17 straight days of action for soccer fans, there are now two full days off before the quarterfinals begin on Friday.

Here’s how the next round of matchups will shake down:

• Croatia vs Brazil (7 am on Friday)
• Netherlands vs Argentina (11 am on Friday)
• Morocco vs Portugal (7 am on Saturday)
• England vs France (11 am on Saturday)

Of course, the four winners will move on to the semifinals to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winners there will take each other on in the final on Sunday, Dec. 18.

If you count the third place matchup that will take place the day before the final, there are only eight games left at the World Cup.

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— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 6, 2022

There have been 21 men’s World Cups played since the inaugural edition in Uruguay in 1930 and only eight countries have claimed the title so far.

Of the remaining teams, Brazil has won five times, France has won twice, Argentina has won twice and England has won once.

That means half of the remaining teams are looking to become World Cup champions for the very first time and expand that exclusive list of winners to nine countries.