Qatar 2022 quarterfinal schedule

Qatar 2022, two days off before returning to the field for quarterfinals

After the interminable tour de force that began last Nov. 20 with Qatar-Ecuador 0-2 (first match of the group stage) and came to an end on Tuesday, Dec. 6, with Portugal’s bombastic 6-1 win over Switzerland (last round of 16), the Qatar 2022 World Cup takes two days off before returning on Friday, Dec. 9 and Saturday, Dec. 10, with quarterfinal challenges that will decide the Top 4 of the rainbow event.

Five European national teams remain in the running, plus two South Americans and one African, Morocco, the only one to play a quarterfinal at the World Cup for the first time.

This is the schedule of matches:

Friday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m.: Croatia-Brazil;
Friday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m.: Netherlands-Argentina;
Saturday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m.: Morocco-Portugal;
Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.: England-France.