Overview
- The quarterfinal matchups are confirmed with France v Morocco in Boston, Spain v Belgium in Los Angeles, Norway v England in Miami and Argentina v Switzerland in Kansas City.
- France and Argentina enter the last eight unbeaten, with Kylian Mbappé on seven goals one behind Lionel Messi’s eight in the Golden Boot race.
- FIFA rejected France’s appeal to overturn Michael Olise’s yellow card, leaving Olise at risk of suspension if booked again in the quarterfinal tie.
- The Egyptian Football Association has filed a formal complaint seeking an investigation into referee François Letexier and his VAR team after Egypt’s defeat to Argentina.
- Belgium has lodged an official protest about the poor condition of its designated training pitch and Mexico has named Rafael Márquez as its new national-team head coach.