{"id":27702,"date":"2026-07-09T22:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/27702\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:01:14","slug":"how-to-watch-the-world-cup-today-schedule-times-tv-streaming-for-quarterfinal-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/27702\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch the World Cup Today: Schedule, Times, TV, Streaming for Quarterfinal Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Day 29 of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> opens the quarterfinals, as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s France faces Morocco, the surprise 2022 semifinalist, in Boston. Mbapp\u00e9 and Michael Olise lead an explosive French attack that has outscored opponents 14-2 across five matches, while Morocco leans on B. Diaz&#8217;s playmaking and knockout-round resilience in its bid to reach the final four again. The match airs on FOX, with the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned_other::mc=referral::src=fs::cmp=10010131002::add=625e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">streaming live and on demand on FOX One<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>World Cup Schedule for Thursday, July 9France vs. MoroccoTime: 4 p.m. ETTV: FOXStream:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup\/france-vs-morocco-jul-9-2026?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned_other::mc=referral::src=fs::cmp=10010131002::add=625e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch 3 days free on FOX One<\/a>Venue: Boston Stadium, Boston, MA<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">France enters unbeaten in five matches, having outscored opponents 14-2, with three group-stage wins in Group I followed by a 3-0 win over Sweden in the round of 32 and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/soccer\/gritty-bleu-4-takeaways-from-frances-win-over-paraguay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">1-0 win over Paraguay<\/a> in the round of 16. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s seven goals trail only Lionel Messi&#8217;s in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/soccer\/2026-fifa-world-cup-golden-boot-tracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Golden Boot Race<\/a>. Messi has eight goals. Michael Olise&#8217;s five assists lead all players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">Morocco finished second in Group C, escaped a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/fmc-hmfl6n0wnd0977ih\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">penalty-shootout scare<\/a> against the Netherlands in the round of 32, then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/soccer\/morocco-vs-canda-4-takeaways-2026-world-cup-round-of-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">routed Canada 3-0<\/a> in the round of 16, with B. Diaz&#8217;s four assists among the tournament&#8217;s best as Morocco looks to reach a second straight World Cup semifinal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned_other::mc=referral::src=fs::cmp=10010131002::add=6121a\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img  width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a> Who Plays Today in the World Cup?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;height:42px;object-fit:contain;width:42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783634473_724_FIFAMensWorldCup2026.vresize.200.200.medium.4.png\" alt=\"FIFA Men's World Cup\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\"\/>World Cup Related StoriesWorld Cup Scores Yesterday<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">No World Cup matches were played on Wednesday, July 8. The tournament was on a scheduled rest day between the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>France \u2018hasn\u2019t been tested\u2019 ahead of their match with Morocco, Are they on upset alert? | FTF  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/watch\/fmc-vyvtsojgrg1nao55\" class=\"pointer video\" data-v-78d4b501=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/exu45ez1ytsmgl43.jpg\" alt=\"France \u2018hasn\u2019t been tested\u2019 ahead of their match with Morocco, Are they on upset alert? | FTF\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"thumbnail\" data-v-78d4b501=\"\"\/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>France plays Morocco tomorrow, and it will be their first real test in the World Cup according to FIFA rankings. Danny Parkins and Dax McCarty ask if France is on upset alert ahead of the quarterfinals. Plus, Al Harrington joins to discuss potential landing spots for LeBron James including the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-a2155f14=\"\">All World Cup matches air on FOX and FS1, with every game\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned_other::mc=referral::src=fs::cmp=10010131002::add=625e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streaming live and on demand on FOX One<\/a>.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Day 29 of the\u00a02026 FIFA World Cup opens the quarterfinals, as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s France faces Morocco, the surprise&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,13854,3937,274],"class_list":["post-27702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-belgium","tag-belgium","tag-exclude-from-river","tag-fifa-mens-world-cup","tag-product"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/116892276121153955","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}