Spain survived a fright. Today, the bracket fills out.

Who won yesterday's World Cup games?

Spain 2, Belgium 1

This was supposed to be the tournament's best defense against its scariest offense, and for 88 minutes it played out exactly that tight. Fabián Ruiz put Spain up first, Charles De Ketelaere answered for Belgium to make it 1-1, and the game looked headed for extra time. Then Spain's Pau Cubarsí fired a shot that Belgium's backup keeper Arnaud Lammens could only parry straight back into traffic, and Mikel Merino, on the field for barely two minutes after coming off the bench, mashed the rebound home. Think of it like a backup tight end catching the game-winning two-point conversion on the first play he's in the huddle all season. Final: Spain 2, Belgium 1. Belgium played the entire second half short-handed after starting keeper Thibaut Courtois went down injured, on top of already missing captain Youri Tielemans, who hurt himself in warmups before kickoff. Spain's clean-sheet streak is over, but the result isn't: they're into the semifinals to face France in Dallas on July 14. Belgium's tournament ends the way a lot of great regular-season teams' seasons do, with the depth chart betraying them at the worst possible time. Full breakdown of how France got there is in yesterday's recap.

Who plays today? Norway vs. England and Argentina vs. Switzerland: what time and channel (July 11, 2026)

Two games left in the quarterfinal round, and both winners punch a ticket to next week's semifinals.

• Norway vs. England, 5 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Fox and Telemundo, streaming on Fox One, the Fox Sports App, and Peacock.
• Argentina vs. Switzerland, 9 p.m. ET at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Fox and Telemundo, streaming on Fox One, the Fox Sports App, and Peacock.

The Norway-England winner and the Argentina-Switzerland winner meet in the semifinal in Atlanta on July 15, the day after Spain plays France in Dallas.

What's the must-watch game today?

Norway-England is a legitimately great story on its own. Norway had never been to a World Cup quarterfinal before this month; they got here on the back of Erling Haaland, who scored a late winner against Côte d'Ivoire and then a brace against five-time champion Brazil, the soccer equivalent of a sixth-seed college team beating the defending national champs on a last-second field goal and then doing it again the next round. England, meanwhile, needed two Harry Kane goals to escape Congo DR and then survived Mexico 3-2 while playing most of the second half down a man after a red card. That suspended player, Jarell Quansah, sits out today; Reece James slots back into a patched-together back line.

But the real fireworks are in Kansas City. Argentina is the defending champion, and defending champions are supposed to look comfortable by the quarterfinal. This one does not. Argentina needed extra time to escape Cape Verde 3-2, then trailed Egypt by two goals as late as the 78th minute before winning that one 3-2 as well. That is not a dominant team, that is a two-time defending conference champion that keeps trailing in the fourth quarter and finding a way, which works right up until the day it doesn't. Lionel Messi has been the reason it keeps working: eight goals in five games, the most of any player in the tournament, playing like a 38-year-old quarterback who has decided this is his last Super Bowl run and he is not leaving anything in the tank.

Switzerland is exactly the kind of opponent that has given Argentina trouble. Both Cape Verde and Egypt hurt Argentina's flat midfield with direct running into the space Argentina's attacking fullbacks leave behind, and Switzerland has a player built for precisely that job in 20-year-old Johan Manzambi, if his knee is sound enough to start. The Swiss are here for the first time since 1954 after beating Colombia on penalties in the Round of 16, the classic double-digit seed that has won two straight white-knuckle games and now has nothing left to fear. If Argentina is going to get bounced before the final four, this is the kind of matchup that does it. We'll have the full quarterfinal breakdown on the GameDay School YouTube channel before both games kick off.

What channel are today's World Cup games on?

Both quarterfinals air on Fox in English and Telemundo in Spanish, streaming on Fox One, the Fox Sports App, and Peacock. Norway vs. England kicks off at 5 p.m. ET, Argentina vs. Switzerland follows at 9 p.m. ET. See the complete How-to-Watch guide or stream every game here.

New here? Start with these

If a backup goalkeeper handing Spain the winning goal is what got you curious, welcome, it only gets weirder from here. We translate every bracket, every seed, and every upset into NFL and baseball terms on the GameDay School YouTube channel. Subscribe before tonight's doubleheader and the semifinals will make sense fast.

• Start with How the 2026 World Cup Works for groups, the bracket, and how single elimination works from here.
• Use How to Watch the 2026 World Cup for every channel and stream.
• Catch up with yesterday's recap (July 10) for the full Spain-Belgium quarterfinal.

FAQ: World Cup July 11, 2026

What time does Norway play England today?

Norway vs. England kicks off today, July 11, at 5 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

What time does Argentina play Switzerland today?

Argentina vs. Switzerland kicks off today, July 11, at 9 p.m. ET at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Did Spain win their World Cup game?

Yes. Spain beat Belgium 2-1 on July 10 to reach the semifinals. Fabián Ruiz scored first, Charles De Ketelaere equalized for Belgium, and substitute Mikel Merino scored the winner just two minutes after coming off the bench.

Who is leading the World Cup Golden Boot race?

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are tied at the top with eight goals each heading into today's quarterfinals. Erling Haaland is one behind with seven, and Mbappé holds the tiebreaker with more assists than Messi.