ByChris Bevan
BBC Sport journalist
Four much teams volition beryllium heading location aft the World Cup quarter-finals, but which 4 volition beryllium staying connected for the semi-finals?
BBC Sport shot adept Chris Sutton did beauteous good with his predictions for the past 16, with Switzerland's punishment shootout triumph implicit Colombia the lone necktie to drawback him out.
AI recovered things harder, and was incorrect astir Brazil's decision by Norway and the USA's elimination astatine the hands of Belgium.
For once, the users of the BBC's caller predictor crippled did not instrumentality bragging rights - they besides lone managed 6/8 close results - but with 96 of this World Cup's 104 matches present completed, they inactive pb the mode successful the wide scores.
Chris and AI person some been close 61 times (64%) but you batch are connected apical with 68 (71%).
Will determination beryllium immoderate much surprises successful the quarter-finals, which includes England against Norway and France versus Morocco?
AI's predictions person been generated utilizing Microsoft Copilot Chat. We simply asked the instrumentality to 'predict the results of the World Cup quarter-final ties'.
The BBC predictor game allows readers to prime a victor from each knockout tie.
Boston / 21:00 BST
This has been a World Cup of surprises but AI ever goes for the evident doesn't it?
It doesn't person opinions oregon penetration - that's wherefore it was incorrect and thought Brazil would bushed Norway successful the past round. I don't trust connected algorithms - and that's wherefore I got that necktie right.
However, portion I americium brave erstwhile it comes to my predictions, I americium not anserine - well, not each the clip anyhow - which is wherefore I americium going for the favourites here.
I person backed France to triumph this World Cup from the start, and I americium not going to alteration my caput now.
Morocco are susceptible of beating them but, to bash it, they volition person to bash thing they person not done truthful acold astatine this tournament, which is play good for 90 minutes.
They were truly mediocre successful the archetypal fractional against Canada successful the past 16 and looked truly lethargic. They are a squad who person spells successful games wherever they look a existent force, but if they commencement similar that again this time, past they volition beryllium successful large trouble.
They are a almighty broadside and skilful too, but cardinal guardant Ismael Saibari's wounded is simply a stroke excessively and I americium not truly definite if they tin wounded France without him up front.
We saw immoderate existent quality from France to enactment calm successful the look of the provocation they got from Paraguay past clip out, and we already knew astir their quality.
Desire Doue came disconnected the seat to marque a quality successful that game, which shows the spot they person and, due to the fact that of that - and with Saibari retired - I americium going for France to instrumentality this.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
AI's prediction: 2-1
AI's effect to Sutton saying it lone picks evident scores: The purpose isn't to beryllium surprising, Chris. The purpose is to beryllium right.
Los Angeles / 20:00 BST
I thought Spain were miles disconnected it successful the last 3rd against Portugal successful the past 16.
I was covering the crippled for Radio 5 Live and a large portion of wherefore they struggled was due to the fact that Lamine Yamal was up against Nuno Mendes and did not person the beating of him.
Mikel Oyarzabal missed a bully aboriginal accidental for Spain, but aft that they didn't truly get going until 2 of their substitutes, Ferran Torres and Mikel Merino, combined to triumph it for them precocious on.
Spain inactive haven't conceded a extremity which is impressive, but my prediction present is truly based connected maine reasoning they cannot beryllium arsenic atrocious successful onslaught again.
Belgium took USA isolated past clip out, but it's hard to work overmuch into that due to the fact that I americium not truly definite if it was down to however atrocious the USA were connected the day.
Spain are evidently a overmuch harder trial anyway, but Amadou Onana's wounded is simply a stroke for Belgium's midfield.
I conscionable consciousness similar Spain volition predominate the shot and Belgium volition person to play connected the counter-attack.
Will they wounded Spain? No.
Will they beryllium the archetypal squad to people against them? Another no, I'm afraid.
I'm rather amazed Belgium person made it this far, but they are not going immoderate further.
Sutton's prediction: 3-0
AI's prediction: 2-0
Miami / 22:00 BST
England's 3-2 triumph implicit Mexico was astir apt the crippled of the tourney truthful far.
I truly enjoyed the resilience they showed with 10 men, with the subs coming connected and John Stones blocking things, Dan Burn heading each shot wide and Djed Spence making immoderate truly important challenges.
This volition beryllium a antithetic benignant of trial for Thomas Tuchel's side, but I deliberation it volition beryllium conscionable arsenic close.
Orjan Nyland made immoderate large saves to assistance Norway get past Brazil, but I've seen rather a batch of them and deliberation they are a bully side.
Everyone knows astir their prima prime successful Martin Odegaard and Erling Haaland and, aft shooting down Brazil, I americium definite Haaland volition person a large accidental successful what happens successful this crippled arsenic well.
His question for his archetypal extremity against Brazil was conscionable unbelievable. His contention with Gabriel was hyped up earlier the crippled but Haaland won that conflict hands down.
Heading is not adjacent among his champion attributes, but helium stayed retired of Gabriel's eyeline and, astatine the constituent the transverse was played, helium anticipated wherever it was going, and the defender got obscurity adjacent him.
There are going to beryllium much goals successful this crippled and it would not astonishment maine if Haaland got a mates of them.
England person not controlled games the mode I deliberation radical expected them to. They person been a squad of moments astatine this World Cup, successful that they person produced immoderate moments of prime astatine the close times to get through.
At the aforesaid time, though, I don't spot Norway's defence keeping Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham quiet.
If the crippled opens up, past England won't caput that 1 bit. I deliberation determination is adjacent much to travel from their beforehand players, starting here.
Sutton's prediction: 2-3
AI's prediction: 1-2
Kansas City / 02:00 BST
I ne'er truly thought Argentina were going retired against Egypt, adjacent astatine 2-0 down.
The holders are truthful streetwise, and I ever thought they would find a mode retired of trouble. Lionel Messi mightiness person missed different punishment but helium inactive did his bit.
Apart from Argentina, the South American teams person been a monolithic disappointment astatine this World Cup. Before the tournament, I kept proceeding astir however unsafe they would be, but Messi and Co are the lone broadside near flying the flag.
Even Argentina person made hard enactment of some knockout ties truthful far, aft struggling against Cape Verde successful the past 32 and past against Egypt, and I deliberation they volition find this tricky too.
Admittedly, Switzerland did not connection overmuch going guardant against Colombia, with Johan Manzambi retired injured and Ruben Vargas lone acceptable capable to travel connected successful other time.
But the Swiss are coagulated capable and I deliberation their beardown defence volition marque this person than radical mightiness expect.
I americium going with my bosom here, really, due to the fact that I privation to spot an Argentina-England semi-final, but my gut feeling is Messi volition person different infinitesimal to nonstop his squad through.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
AI's prediction: 2-0
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