Today will be the last day of Round of 16 fixtures where Spain will take on Morocco and Portugal will face Switzerland. Argentina, Croatia, Brazil, England, France and the Netherlands have reached the quarter-finals. Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland will fight to join them in the last eight at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
Read more: FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar: Group stage completes & Round of 16 Fixtures
Netherlands 3-1 USA: Louis van Gaal directs the Netherlands into World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Argentina; Memphis Depay and Daley Blind give the Dutch a first-half lead but they need Denzel Dumfries to restore their advantage after Haji Wright's unusual strike.
Argentina 2-1 Australia: Lionel Messi scored as Argentina progressed to the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Australia. Messi marked the 1,000th senior game of his career with a measured finish for the breakthrough goal late in the first half, and Mat Ryan's error allowed Julian Alvarez to double the advantage early in the second. There were late scares for Argentina after Craig Goodwin's shot deflected in off Enzo Fernandez, and it needed a dramatic tackle from Lisandro Martinez and a fine save from Emiliano Martinez for them to hold on.
France 3-1 Poland: France beat Poland 3-1 to reach World Cup quarter-finals; Olivier Giroud scored opener to become France's all-time men's record goalscorer; Kylian Mbappe scored second-half double to make it five goals in Qatar; Poland's Robert Lewandowski scored late penalty.
England 3-0 Senegal: England ease past Senegal with a 3-0 victory in last 16; First-half goals from Jordan Henderson and Harry Kane set Three Lions on their way; Bukayo Saka rounded off what in the end was a comfortable night for England; win sets up huge quarter-final showdown with France.
Japan 1-1 Croatia (Pen: 1-3): Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead; Ivan Perisic's header levelled for Croatia shortly after the break; Dominik Livakovic saved three penalties as the game went to a shootout for the first time at the 2022 World Cup; Croatia to Brazil in Friday's quarter-final.
Brazil 4-1 South Korea: Brazil coast into the quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup after a crushing 4-1 win over South Korea at Stadium 974; Neymar moves to within one goal of Pele's record of 77 goals for Brazil with early penalty; Vinicius Junior, Lucas Paqueta and Richarlison also on target. Seung-Ho Paik reduced the deficit with a thumping strike in the 76th minute.
Morocco 0-0 Spain (Pen: 3-0): Spain are dumped out 3-0 on penalties by Morocco; Nayef Aguerd headed over in the first half for Morocco as Spain's attack faltered; Pablo Sarabia grazed a post with a volley in the final minute of extra-time; Morocco will face Portugal on Saturday.
Portugal vs Switzerland: Goncalo Ramos in for Cristiano Ronaldo and scores hat-trick: Portugal team transformed by pressing and movement. Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick in Portugal's 6-1 win over Switzerland that sent Fernando Santos' side to the quarter-finals of the World Cup; his former coach explains how Cristiano Ronaldo's replacement made the difference with and without the ball.
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