World Cup quarter-finals 2022: which teams qualified?

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World Cup quarter-finals 2022: which teams qualified?

Argentina beat Australia 2-1 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. They will play the Netherlands on Friday. Lionel Messi scored his first World cup goal in his 1,000th match. Argentina won the 1978 and 1986 World Cups and reached the final three times.

Brazil beat South Korea 4-1 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. They next play Croatia on Friday at 1500 GMT. Brazil have won the tournament five times but haven't reached the final since 2002.

Croatia beat Japan 3-1 on penalties after a 1-0 draw. Dominic Livakovic saved three spot-kicks. Croatia will next play Brazil on Friday.

England qualified for the World Cup 2022 with a 3-0 win over African champions Senegal. The Three Lions are set to meet reigning champions France on Saturday.

France beat Poland 3-1 to advance to the quarter-finals. They will play England on Saturday. France have won the World Cup twice, in 1998 and 2018.

Morocco reached the quarter-finals for the first time with a 3-0 penalty shootout win over Spain. They will play Portugal on Saturday.

The Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over the United States on Saturday. They will play Argentina on Friday. The Dutch have been the runners up at three World Cups in 1974, 1978 and 2010. This year marks their return to global stage after failing to qualify in 2018.

Portugal beat Switzerland 6-1 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick on his first start. Fernando Santos' side will play Morocco in the last eight on Saturday.