How the last eight teams still standing compare

Just eight teams remain from the 32 who started the World Cup in Russia. Here’s a look at how each side are placed ahead of the quarter-finals through tomorrow and Saturday.

Uruguay v France (Tomorrow 6pm, Nizhny Novgorod)

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Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani’s fitness is the big concern ahead of tomorrow’s meeting. The Paris St-Germain striker limped off with a calf injury after scoring twice to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s World Cup dreams in the last 16.

After cruising through the group stage in underwhelming fashion, France kicked through the gears thanks to Kylian Mbappe’s blistering pace to blow Argentina away in a 4-3 World Cup classic in the last 16.

A very different task awaits in breaking through Uruguay’s brick wall of a defence.

Brazil v Belgium (Tomorrow 10pm, Kazan)

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Along with Uruguay, Brazil share the best defensive record and are slowly starting to hit their stride at the other end of the field too as Neymar struck his second goal in the last 16.

Belgium will be the true test of how good the Brazilian back line is in Kazan tomrrow, but coach Roberto Martinez has some big calls to make after avoiding a shock exit to Japan in the last 16.

Sweden v England (Saturday 6pm, Samara)

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Look a little more closely and it becomes clear what is really making them tick — coach Tite has instilled an admirable collective discipline and his team are built on solid foundations.

They have conceded just one goal so far at this World Cup, and Steven Zuber’s effort for Switzerland in a 1-1 draw in Rostov-on-Don could have been disallowed for a foul on Joao Miranda.

Since then, goalkeeper Alisson Becker has kept three straight clean sheets, with Brazil winning 2-0 against Costa Rica,