With the exciting round of 16 coming to an end, all eight quarter-final spots have been booked.

The round of 16 is done and dusted and all eight spots in the quarter-final have been booked. The recently wrapped-up stage has handed us exciting games, shocking eliminations, and drama. More can be expected in the coming games.

The entire match-ups for the last eight have been confirmed, with some thrilling clashes headed our way. Here's everything you need to know about the quarter-final.

The teams that have qualified

  • France – they beat Argentina in the 4-3 thriller
  • Uruguay – they ended Cristiano's campaign courtesy of a 2-1 win
  • Russia – they shocked the entire world and eliminated Spain
  • Croatia – they overcame Denmark in a nail-biting penalty shootout
  • Brazil – the Selecao knocked out Mexico via a 2-0 victory 
  • Belgium – the Red Devils came back from 2-0 down to beat Japan 3-2 in the dying seconds
  • Sweden – they dumped Switzerland out of the competition via a 1-0 win
  • England – the Three Lions beat Colombia on penalties

Quarter-final match-ups

July 6 (Friday):

July 7 (Saturday):

World Cup bracket

Who will likely progress to the next round?

France is one of the favorite and they blew Argentina apart. Uruguay will not be a walk in the park, but Mbappe and Co. should make the semi-final. Choosing between Brazil and Belgium is more difficult, but the Seleçāo is back in their rhythm and should thus edge out the Red Devils.

England did not exhibit the best performance in their win over Colombia but their confidence will be high and thus they should eliminate Sweden. As for Russia, they will have the home fans behind them but that might not be enough to overcome Croatia.

Our semi-final predictions

  • France vs Brazil
  • England vs Croatia