Erling Haaland scored twice in the final 12 minutes as Norway beat five-time champions Brazil 2-1 in East Rutherford on July 5, ending Carlo Ancelotti's World Cup with his earliest exit since 1990. Hours later at the Estadio Azteca, Jude Bellingham's double in 98 seconds and a Harry Kane penalty carried ten-man England past co-hosts Mexico 3-2, according to Sky Sports.

Those two results, along with Morocco's elimination of co-host Canada, have set up half the quarter-final bracket for the 2026 tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada. For Indian fans staying up through the night, the picture is now clear enough to plan around: four quarter-finals are locked in for July 9-13, and two more Round of 16 ties were completing the field on July 6-7.

Haaland ends Brazil's night in New Jersey

Norway had never reached a World Cup quarter-final before Haaland's 79th and 90th-minute goals turned the tie in East Rutherford, New Jersey, per Al Jazeera. The brace took him to seven goals for the tournament, level with Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi atop the Golden Boot race, Fox Sports reported.

Brazil had a first-half lifeline and wasted it. Bruno Guimaraes, not Vinicius Jr., took a penalty that Norway keeper Orjan Nyland saved, according to The Daily Star. "We chose him as we felt he was the best on the field," Ancelotti said afterward. Neymar, introduced as a substitute in what is expected to be his final World Cup appearance, converted a stoppage-time consolation penalty.

"It's completely insane, I can't even comprehend it myself," Haaland said of the win, per ANI. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was blunter about Brazil's collapse: "Sometimes you say with these players that they've never done it on the world stage." It marked the sixth straight World Cup in which Brazil have been knocked out by European opposition.

Watch: Norway 2-1 Brazil, full match highlights (YouTube)

England survive the Azteca with ten men

England became the first team to beat Mexico in a World Cup match at the Estadio Azteca, and just the third side to win there in 89 competitive matches at the stadium, according to ESPN. Bellingham's two goals inside 98 seconds and Kane's penalty came despite Jarell Quansah's red card leaving England to defend for over 40 minutes with ten men, per England Football. Croatia's own bruising exit earlier in the tournament, and the VAR row that followed Ronaldo's penalty as TUI reported, is a reminder of how tight these knockout margins have been all through the last-16 round.

Watch: Mexico vs England Round of 16 highlights (YouTube)

Morocco end Canada's tournament

Morocco beat co-hosts Canada 3-0 in Houston on July 4, with Azzedine Ounahi scoring twice and Soufiane Rahimi adding a third, making Canada the first host nation eliminated from the tournament, per ESPN. Morocco now face France, who beat Paraguay 1-0, in the quarter-finals.

Quarter-final schedule in IST

Four of the eight quarter-final spots are confirmed, and Indian fans can pencil in these late-night kickoffs, converted from the times reported by Al Jazeera:

France vs Morocco, Foxborough, kicks off around 1:30am IST on July 10. The winners of Portugal vs Spain and USA vs Belgium meet in Los Angeles around 12:30am IST on July 11. Norway vs England is in Miami around 2:30am IST on July 12. Argentina or Egypt takes on Switzerland or Colombia in Kansas City around 6:30am IST on July 13.

Tonight's ties complete the bracket

Two Round of 16 matches were still to be played when this bracket was set: Portugal vs Spain in Arlington, Texas, with kickoff around 12:30am IST on July 7, and USA vs Belgium in Seattle, kicking off around 5:30am IST the same day, per Sky Sports. The winners of those two ties fill the last quarter-final slot in Los Angeles on July 10.

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With Norway and England both through and Brazil out, the last eight is already missing a five-time champion. The next 48 hours in Arlington and Seattle decide who joins them.