Four teams left. And two days of nothing to do but think about it.

Who won yesterday's World Cup games?

England and Argentina, both of them the hard way, both of them in extra time. Two quarterfinals, 240 minutes of soccer, and neither one was settled in regulation.

England 2, Norway 1 (extra time)

In Miami, in the kind of Florida heat that makes a parking lot feel like a griddle, Norway did the thing nobody expected: they led. Andreas Schjelderup bent a cross-shot in at the 36th minute and suddenly the team playing in its first-ever World Cup quarterfinal was 54 minutes from a semifinal.

Then Jude Bellingham happened. Twice. He leveled it in first-half stoppage time, taking a pass from Anthony Gordon, shifting the ball to his left foot and placing it in the bottom corner. Norway thought they had gone back ahead early in the second half, but Heggem's goal was wiped out for a Haaland foul in the buildup. England thought they had a penalty. VAR said no. So it went to extra time, and three minutes in, Morgan Rogers hit a shot that Norway keeper Orjan Nyland could not hold, and Bellingham was standing exactly where a guy like Bellingham always seems to be standing. Rebound, goal, semifinal.

Everyman take: Erling Haaland, a man built like a tight end who was drafted as a wide receiver, dragged Norway further than anyone thought possible. Then they ran into the one guy who refuses to let a game end normally. Bellingham now has six goals, tied with his own teammate Harry Kane.

Argentina 3, Switzerland 1 (extra time)

Kansas City got the weirder game. Alexis Mac Allister put the defending champions ahead early, Dan Ndoye equalized just past the hour, and then Switzerland shot themselves in the foot in the most avoidable way possible. Breel Embolo, already carrying a yellow card, went down looking for a foul. VAR looked at the replay. VAR determined he had faked it. Second yellow, red card, and Switzerland played the last 20-plus minutes of regulation and all of extra time with ten men.

Argentina made them pay in the 112th minute, when Julián Álvarez took one touch outside the box and absolutely detonated it. Lautaro Martínez added a third in the 121st, which is the soccer equivalent of a garbage-time touchdown that ruins somebody's parlay.

Everyman take: getting ejected for flopping, in a World Cup quarterfinal, with your country's first semifinal since 1954 on the line, is a level of self-inflicted damage usually reserved for a punter throwing an interception on a fake. Switzerland were right there.

Who plays today? (July 12, 2026)

Nobody. There are no World Cup games today, and there are no games tomorrow either. The quarterfinals finished Saturday night and the semifinals do not start until Tuesday, which gives the four surviving teams two full days to travel, recover, and stare at the ceiling.

This is the World Cup's version of the bye week before the conference championship games. Nothing happens on the field. Everything happens in the training room. England and Argentina both just played 120 minutes in July heat, so those two days off are worth more to them than to France and Spain.

• Tuesday, July 14: France vs. Spain, 3 p.m. ETat AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas. Fox and Telemundo.
• Wednesday, July 15: England vs. Argentina, 3 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. Fox and Telemundo.

France vs. Spain: what time and channel (July 14, 2026)

France vs. Spain kicks off Tuesday, July 14 at 3 p.m. ET on Fox and Telemundo, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington. It is the must-watch game of the week and it is not especially close.

Here is the matchup in one sentence: the best offense in the tournament against the best defense in the tournament. Kylian Mbappé has eight goals and is chasing a Golden Boot no player has ever won twice in a row. Spain, meanwhile, went 649 minutes of World Cup soccer without conceding a goal until Belgium finally scored on them in the quarterfinal, and they still have given up the fewest quality chances of any team in the field.

The NFL translation: a track-meet offense with a real deep threat running into a defense that plays a two-high shell, tackles everything, and dares you to be patient. Spain's 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, a rookie WR1 who already believes he is the best player on the field, was asked about facing France and shrugged: “If France should fear anyone, it's us.” He is not entirely wrong. Spain knocked France out of the 2024 European Championship semifinals.

Upset risk? There is no underdog here. This is a coin flip between the two best teams left, and it is the game we will break down in NFL terms on the GameDay School YouTube channel before kickoff.

What channel are the World Cup semifinals on?

Both semifinals air on Fox in English and Telemundo in Spanish, streaming on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, and Peacock. France vs. Spain is Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. England vs. Argentina is Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. Same channel, same time, back-to-back days. For every channel, stream, and login you might need, use the complete How-to-Watch guide or stream every game here.

New here? Start with these

If you have been ignoring this thing for a month and are only now wondering whether you should care, good news: four teams left is the easiest possible time to jump in. We explain every bracket, every rule, and every flop that changes a game, using NFL and baseball language, on the GameDay School YouTube channel. Two days of nothing is the perfect time to catch up.

• Start with How the 2026 World Cup Works for 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 11) for the full quarterfinal previews.

FAQ: World Cup July 12, 2026

Are there any World Cup games today, July 12?

No. There are no World Cup games on July 12 or July 13. The quarterfinals ended Saturday, July 11, and the semifinals begin Tuesday, July 14 with France vs. Spain in Dallas.

Did England win their World Cup game?

Yes. England beat Norway 2-1 in extra time in Miami on July 11. Jude Bellingham scored both England goals, the equalizer in first-half stoppage time and the winner three minutes into extra time. England play Argentina in the semifinal on Wednesday, July 15.

What time does Argentina play England?

England vs. Argentina kicks off Wednesday, July 15 at 3 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Fox and Telemundo. Argentina reached the semifinal by beating Switzerland 3-1 in extra time.

Who is winning the World Cup Golden Boot?

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are tied at the top with eight goals each, though Mbappé holds the tiebreaker with three assists to Messi's one. Erling Haaland finished with seven but is out of the tournament after Norway's loss. Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are next with six apiece, and both are still playing.