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Goodbye
That's all from us for today, but don't worry we'll be back tomorrow with build-up to the first two quarter-final matches.
It's the tournament favourites versus the 2018 runners-up and then a repeat of the 1978 final in another glamorous match-up. You will not want to miss it!
Don't forget the two matches will be broadcast on BBC One and there's live text coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.
But until then, here are the top lines from today, and some things for you to tackle this evening:
- 'Fabulous Friday' awaits with tasty World Cup ties
- Raheem Sterling to return to Qatar for England v France
- Portugal deny that Ronaldo threatened to leave World Cup squad
- Luis Enrique leaves role as Spain manager
- Qatar tournament chief criticised for migrant worker death comments
- Chris Sutton's quarter-final predictions
- Who will win the golden boot? Vote now
- Name every World Cup quarter-finalist
- Pick your combined England-France XI
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'I don't know where this information comes from' - Scaloni
Netherlands v Argentina (Fri, 19:00 GMT)
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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, has played down reports that midfielder Rodrigo De Paul has a hamstring injury and says he's still deciding on Friday's quarter-final line-up against the Netherlands.
"Yesterday we trained behind closed doors and I don't know where this information comes from.
"The truth is always that after a match there are players who train separately or do half the session based on the number of minutes played.
"Today we will make the decision on how we want to approach the match. That is the most important thing.
"We're going to see them in training today to decide the line-up."
Dybala 'has had very little influence'
Netherlands v Argentina (Fri, 19:00 GMT)
Guillem Balague
BBC Sport football expert
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Why do you think Argentina don't play Paulo Dybala more? Messi is doing great but Lautaro Martinez has been a big let down. Dybala for more game time?
Why Dybala when he has had very little influence in Argentina in recent times?
In fact, Julian Alvarez is ahead of Dybala and Lautaro Martinez, who has been carrying an injury and has not been as his best.
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Morocco v Portugal (15:00 GMT, Sat)
Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at claims that he intended to walk away from the national team.
Earlier this week, Portuguese publication, Record claimed that the Portugal captain threatened to quit the team when manager Fernando Santos benched him for Tuesday's last 16 tie with Switzerland.
Ronaldo, 37, wrote on Twitter:
"A group too close to be broken by outside forces. A nation too brave to let itself be frightened by any adversary.
"A team in the truest sense of the word, which will fight for the dream until the end. Believe with us."
Ronaldo was substituted in both of Portugal's opening games and Santos said that he did "not like" the player's reaction to being brought off against South Korea.
He was brought on late during the big win against Switzerland and applauded fans afterwards, before heading down the tunnel alone.
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Just before we wrap up for the day, time to bring you a few things from some of the other quarter-finals...
'I know exactly what negative looks like and this is much better'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha
Why is Gareth Southgate often criticised when he continually manages England deep into tournaments with the team playing great football?
I think it is a question of perception. Gareth Southgate is seen by many as a conservative manager and I think that opinion is often framed by the fact England took the lead very early against Croatia in the World Cup semi-final against Croatia and in the Euro 2020 Final against Italy and lost both games, albeit the latter on penalties.
They did not take those games by the scruff of the neck from a position of dominance and that has stuck in people's minds - and I should also say here that I have also occasionally questioned Southgate's approach.
I also think it is because England have a lot of exciting players in the midfield and attacking positions such Foden, Saka, Jack Grealish, James Maddison, Mason Mount etc. and even someone like Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose strength is in creation.
Those of a more romantic disposition want to see Southgate pack his teams with all of these players but he is determined to strike a balance and he is great at shutting out that noise.
The bottom line is, Gareth Southgate has the best record at major tournaments of any England manager since Sir Alf Ramsey and even though plenty, including myself, have questioned the approach at times you simply cannot argue with that.
I covered the England eras of Steve McClaren, Fabio Capello and Roy Hodgson so let me tell you I know exactly what negative looks like and this is much better.
How do goalkeepers prepare for penalties?
Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
I feel more confident for penalties when I am prepared. I would do my homework and look at the stats and analysis.
I would speak to the outfield coaches and the goalkeeper coaches about what they have seen. I always felt pretty prepared, particularly in the latter stages of my career when I understood what that process was like.
It is more difficult in the men's game because the details open up later, but I used to look at if the hip opened up, where does the foot point and those type of things. What is the approach like? It is short, long, curved, straight? That will kind of give you some insight into the power and whip they could put on the ball.
When you see enough penalties you can start to see penalties and you can afford to maybe wait a little bit longer because you're used to seeing certain things.
'You can practise penalties, but you can't replicate the pressure'
Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
As much as you practise penalties you can't replicate that moment of walking towards the penalty spot, placing the ball down and being one-on-one against the goalkeeper.
I do think you can practise penalties if you know what style of goalkeeper you are coming up against.
You have to do your homework at least, but nothing prepares you for that moment. It is about trusting your technique but you never know how you are going to feel when you get there.
'Penalties have turned into a test of will'
Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
Penalties are not a transferable skill, I don't think. You almost have to do an assessment of yourself to find out what you're naturally good at and just stick to that rather than try to interpret what a penalty should look like through someone else's eyes.
It is fascinating to see the evolution of penalties and how they are taken. It is almost like a power struggle between the goalkeepers and the taker. It is like a test of wills at the moment. Before it was almost 50-50, but now with the Paneka it has become a 33% chance of saving one.
What was so interesting with Bono, in goal for Morocco, in particular, he from the start displayed that he was going to be really patient in his approach as the goalkeeper. It really struck me as odd that none of the Spanish players recognised that and changed their approach, or how they struck the ball.
What were the quality of Spain's 1,000 penalties in practice? What were the details like? The things you prepare for, the unknowns, how do you take those into consideration? If you have a goalkeeper that you train with, that constantly dives early, what happens when you have one that is patient?
'Slow run-ups for penalties is a specialist skill'
Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
The modern way of taking penalties seems to be different. The old way of taking 15 steps back, starting outside the area, and having a right good run-up, hitting it with power and picking your side seems to have gone.
It is all about second-guessing the goalkeeper at the moment and sending people the wrong way.
We have seen some very good penalty takers doing that years, Jorginho springs to mind.
But that is a specialist way of taking one, but everyone seems to think it is the only way of taking a penalty.
If the goalkeeper guesses the right way, you are obviously going to lack power from a one or two-step run-up. I think it is a style thing, they are obviously terrible penalties but it is a poor style as much as anything else.
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England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
By all accounts we all expect England v France to be a tight game. Penalties, anyone?
The World Cup daily team have been speaking about penalty shootouts, the mentality behind them and the lack of success by the takers so far in this tournament...
'Rabiot a weakness for France'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
There are weaknesses in the France midfield.
Adrien Rabiot has stood out as a weakness and someone who can be exploited.
France should be afraid of what England have to offer.
How alike are Rooney and Bellingham?
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
I can definitely see the comparison between Jude Bellingham and Wayne Rooney in 2004.
He was better than all of us so it was really tough to put an arm around him and protect him because he'd got to such levels so quickly. He had a real arrogance about him, I'm not saying a bad one, it is one that all the best players have.
It is hard to hold them back. You just have to direct them. The best thing that happened to Wayne was probably going to Manchester United and playing under Sir Alex Ferguson and alongside massive characters like Roy Keane, who will keep him in line.
I see Bellingham leaving Borussia Dortmund in the next season-and-a-half and hopefully he makes the right move for him because he has got potential to be better than he is right now.
'Bellingham will bust the transfer window wide open'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
Jude Bellingham has pressure but there will be some shoes to fill over the next few years [in regards to best players in the world] so I think he will go pretty high up the list.
I do have the feeling that he is going to bust the transfer window wide open, along with several other players in the tournament.
He has been unbelievable. He is multi-faceted midfielder, who can get box-to-box and is great at linking play up and getting forward. He is also happy to sit in where necessary and he will do a role for the team. He has also added goalscoring to his tools.
He is a really powerful addition to the England squad and is it really nice to see him thriving.
Bellingham's 'the identikit modern midfield player'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha
Which player has stolen the show?
Plenty of time for others to steal the show but I’ll go with England’s Jude Bellingham. He was tipped as a break-out star of this World Cup and he has been that and more besides. He is the identikit modern midfield player and has such maturity for only 19.
It says everything for his development that a teenager is regarded as crucial to England's hopes of beating World Cup holders France in the quarter-finals.
'Bellingham doesn't play with any expectation on his shoulders'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Stephen Warnock
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
Jude Bellingham believes that he can great, and so does everyone around him.
You only have to see his performances to see that he believes at the highest level and on the biggest stage.
You know you're a special talent when you're getting linked with all the best clubs around Europe. There is no getting away from that. You can see it in the way he plays, but he doesn't play with that weight of expectation on his shoulders, he just enjoys it and embraces it.
That is one of the most difficult things to do. When you reach the top it is how do you kick on and how do you continue that? The elite players have a mentality and that is what puts you above everything else. It is about being able to put that to the back of your mind and almost not thinking about it and enjoy having that pressure on you.
Bellingham is that type of player. He is a phenomenal player and it is only up to him how far he goes. There is also the other facet along the way - the next couple of players he works with: what will they give him and how will he take on board? That will be so interesting.
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We heard Kalvin Phillips say earlier that the middle of the park is crucial in any game.
In Jude Bellingham England have one of the most in-form and impressive players so far in the tournament.
He's come in for praise too as we focus more on that midfield battle...
Henderson 'commands respect'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha
Why is Jordan Henderson so pivotal to England’s World Cup success this tournament?
Jordan Henderson probably wasn’t expected to be in England’s starting line-up when the tournament began but since his introduction as a substitute against USA he has shown experience, leadership and fits right into what Gareth Southgate wants from his midfield alongside Rice and Bellingham.
He commands respect from the other players, is a big voice on and off the pitch and Southgate knows exactly what he will get from him – a huge factor in tournament football.
'Henderson's role is not particularly sexy but he is crucial'
England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live's World Cup Daily
I am really looking forward to the little battles.
We've mentioned Jordan Henderson a few times and he has been absolutely outstanding since he came into the team.
For me, he is one of those no-stat all-star players that don't get the recognition that they deserve.
He is all over the pitch picking up those first and second balls. He is also running in behind and stretching the pitch to create space for the rest of his team-mates.
That is something that is not particularly sexy in football. People want to see goals, they want to see crunching tackles and great passes through, but those are the things that get you through tournaments and win you trophies at club level.
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England v France (Sat, 19:00 GMT)
If England are going to prevent Kylian Mbappe doing any, or certainly too much, damage then midfielders Declan Rice and Jordan Henderson are likely to be key in going across to assist Kyle Walker.
The latter has been getting praise...
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