+ Ivory Coast–Norway, 7:00 p.m.
Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas.
TV4/P4 Radio Sport.
+ Haaland will break through concrete defenses
A rested Erling Braut Haaland will help Norway advance to the World Cup. National team coach Ståle Solbakken chose to rest ten players, including Haaland, in Norway's group-stage match against France (a 4-1 loss).
Haaland has scored four goals in two World Cup matches and maintains his average of two goals per match from the World Cup qualifiers, where the Manchester City striker scored 16 times in eight matches.
It may be needed against Ivory Coast, which has kept a clean sheet in five of six World Cup halves and recorded a goal difference of 25-0 in eight World Cup qualifying matches.
Germany, which turned a 1-0 lead into a 2-1 win in the second half of the group-stage match, is the only team to have scored against Ivory Coast so far in the World Cup.
+ France–Sweden, 11:00 p.m.
Metlife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey.
TV4/Radio Sport.
+ A thunderclap to dream about
That Sweden is tipped to lose against World Cup gold favourite France is perhaps today's biggest understatement. On Svenska spel's "Oddset", a Swedish victory paid 12 times the money on Monday morning. France was at 1.27.
+ Mexico–Ecuador, Wednesday at 03.00 am.
Azteca Stadium, Mexico City.
TV4/P3, P4 Radio Sport.
+ The party continues in Mexico
World Cup fever is in full swing in Mexico City and other parts of the country. After Mexico's third straight victory in the home World Cup, it was reported that over 800,000 people gathered in the streets and squares of the capital to dance and celebrate.
Mexico is plagued by major problems on a daily basis, not least due to the strong influence of drug cartels through violence and economic crime.
Now people can escape into the football fever and rejoice in Mexico's success.
"People are super happy. Mexico sends a greeting to the world of fun, joy and excitement," Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said last week.
Another person who danced and celebrated was Ecuador's national team coach, the Argentine Sebastian Beccacece, after the 2-1 victory over Germany, which meant his team advanced to the round of 16.
Who gets to dance and smile after the match at the Azteca Stadium?
