France face Morocco, Spain test for Belgium in World Cup last eight
FIFA confirm Justin Bieber will perform at the World Cup final halftime show alongside Madonna, Shakira and BTS.
Team of the Round highlights Kobel’s shootout heroics, Saliba and Cubarsí in defence, Rodri’s control, Morocco duo Ounahi and Diaz, Bellingham’s all-round display, Haaland’s brace vs Brazil and De Ketelaere’s double.
UK prime minister signals a potential England bank holiday if they win the World Cup, with Norway up next in the quarterfinal. Final set for 19 July.
Fantasy World Cup quarter-finals: 4 free transfers before deadline, max 5 players per country. Limits rise to 6 for semis and 8 for final, with 5 and 6 free transfers respectively.
World Cup 2030 spans three continents: main hosts Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay staging one opening match each. Tournament runs 8 Jun-21 Jul with 48 teams.
BBC’s Chris Sutton posts World Cup quarter-final picks, including England vs Norway. He was 7/8 in the last 16 alongside AI and users, and previews potential surprises in the last eight.
A World Cup quarter-final press conference was disrupted as two journalists fought, leaving a player shocked as preparations continued for this week’s last-eight ties.
France meet Morocco in Boston to open the World Cup quarterfinals. ITV1 and ITVX show the match live in the UK, with kick-off at 9pm BST. Winner faces Spain or Belgium.
Stutter-step penalties headline this World Cup. Mbappé, Ronaldo, Kane and Neymar succeed at times, while Messi, Guimarães and Kluivert miss. Originated as Brazil’s ‘paradinha’, now widespread yet risky under pressure.
Spain chase a seventh straight World Cup clean sheet in LA. Oyarzabal leads scoring, Yamal monitored. Belgium rely on De Bruyne, Lukaku, Doku and Courtois after a 4-1 USA win. Quarterfinal spot at stake.
Joan Laporta plans to attend the World Cup semi-final in Dallas if Spain beat Belgium. Spain’s squad features eight Barcelona players, with Pau Cubarsi praised for anchoring five clean sheets.
USMNT standouts Balogun, Tillman, Freeman and Berhalter are tipped for transfers after eye-catching World Cup displays despite a last-16 and quarterfinal surge ending against Belgium.
A look back at Marco Materazzi’s clash with Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final and what sparked the headbutt.
BBC iPlayer data shows World Cup viewing highest in London postcodes, with Southall, Ilford and East London near 80%. England and Scotland games split audiences either side of the border.
Australia’s 18-year-old World Cup defender Lucas Herrington, now at Colorado Rapids, draws interest from Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United and Barcelona after a breakout tournament.
Gazans watched World Cup screenings set up by Mohammad al-Waheidi, killed in an Israeli strike before Egypt-Argentina. Fans rallied in tribute as Egypt’s run ended against Argentina.
France face Morocco in Boston in a 2022 semi-final rematch. Deschamps focuses on Morocco, plays down referee talk and legacy. Winners meet Spain or Belgium. Argentina, England, Norway and Switzerland also feature.
Six European teams reach the World Cup last eight, with Argentina and Morocco the exceptions. Morocco’s dual-path development highlighted. Brazil fall to Norway, USA exit to Belgium, Switzerland eye Argentina.
Daily quiz challenges fans to guess a World Cup player in as few clues as possible, with scoring based on attempts.
England’s Morgan Rogers tips Harry Kane to beat Erling Haaland in Miami. Haaland has 7 goals, Kane trails by one for the Golden Boot. Rogers hails Jude Bellingham’s ceiling and England’s belief.
