There are no World Cup matches taking place today, 08/07/2026. The tournament resumes on 09/07/26 with a quarter-final clash between France and Morocco.

Today marks the first day of the tournament without any fixtures, as all eight remaining teams prepare for the quarter-finals. From here on out, there will only ever be a maximum of one match per day until the final on Sunday, 19 July.

Next World Cup fixtures

  • France vs Morocco (09/07/2026 21:00 BST)
  • Spain vs Belgium (10/07/2026 20:00 BST)
  • Norway vs England (11/07/2026 22:00 BST)
  • Argentina vs Switzerland (12/07/2026 02:00 BST)

Yesterday’s World Cup results

  • Argentina 3-2 Egypt
  • Switzerland 0-0 Colombia (Switzerland win on pens)

Our top tip of under 2.5 goals for both matches came in comfortably during Switzerland and Colombia, with the match panning out just as we expected, with both sides frightened to lose the game inside 90 minutes. However, we were way off with the same prediction for Argentina vs Egypt, in what turned out to be the match of the tournament so far.

However, it wasn't all bad news, as we successfully backed Messi to score anytime, which he did despite missing a penalty earlier in the match.

Outright World Cup predictions

While we all take a collective breath, it is worth taking a look at the some of the outright markets for the tournament now that there are only eight teams left in the competition, including the top goalscorer odds and player of the tournaments odds. Could Lionel Messi complete a clean sweet at 39 years old or will Kylian Mbappe reign supreme?