
The champion of England vs. France will confront either Portugal or Morocco in the semi-finals, and the champion of those four teams will play either Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands, or Croatia in the World Cup final on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium.
The current world champions, France, have advanced to the quarter finals on three occasions in recent history, falling to Italy in the finale in 2006 and defeating Brazil to win the championship at home in 1998.
After making it to the round of eight at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, England suffered and decline in succeeding tournaments. Under Roy Hodgson's direction, they lost in the next round of 16 at Euro 2016 to Iceland, then went on to lose to Germany in the final 16 four years later. Roy Hodgson stood down after his contract expired following the defeat.