World Cup 2018 quarter-finals: Who plays whom

Sports Desk: With the World Cup quarterfinal field now set, eight teams remain in play to lift the most coveted prize in the sport. There are some big names remaining, some dark horses and a couple teams nobody really expected to still be around.

Here are the latest odds ahead of the quarterfinals kicking off on Friday.



Hard to argue there, Brazil and France are two of the top teams remaining and are two favorites to win, while England is on the weaker side of the bracket and has a great shot after beating Colombia in penalty kicks on Tuesday.

The eight team:

Uruguay
France

Brazil
Belgium

Sweden
England

Russia
Croatia



Belgium is a team that has what it takes to make the final, but that path of Brazil and Uruguay/France makes it a tough road, especially after struggling early against Japan before rallying from 2-0 down to win 3-2. Still, if Roberto Martinez's team can be a bit sharper, especially in the air, Belgium could make a run to the final.

As for Sweden and Russia, they are, as expected, the two biggest longshots.



England comes out as the biggest favorites to win their quarterfinal match. Next up is France, who are close to even to win in regulation (see below) but are big favorites to advance in some way. Belgium (vs. tournament favorite Brazil) and host Russia are the underdogs with the best chances of advancing, per these odds.

Agencies


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