World Cup TV and streaming schedule on Fox and Telemundo for December 9

South America’s titans face two of Europe’s giants in Friday's games in Qatar.

Brazil's Vinícius Junior, Raphina, Lucas Paquetá and Neymar (from left to right) celebrate after one of their team's goals against South Korea.Read moreManu Fernandez / AP

Published Dec. 8, 2022, 4:36 p.m. ET

A blockbuster set of men’s World Cup quarterfinals starts Friday with two games that pit South America’s titans against two of Europe’s giants.

Five-time champions Brazil is fresh off crushing South Korea with some of the tournament’s best goals. Croatia, the 2018 runner-up, has conceded just two goals in four games in Qatar.

Netherlands-Argentina is the latest chapter of one of the World Cup’s most famous matchups. The nations have met five times in past men’s tournaments, including the 1978 final, a 1998 quarterfinal, and a 2014 semifinal.

The winners of Friday’s games will meet in the semifinals on Tuesday (2 p.m., Fox29, Telemundo 62, Peacock).

Croatia vs. Brazil

Time: 10 a.m.

Venue: Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan

English TV/streaming: Fox29 and FoxSports.com (Ian Darke on play-by-play with analyst Landon Donovan and reporter Geoff Shreeves)

Spanish TV/streaming: Telemundo 62, TelemundoDeportes.com and Peacock (Sammy Sadovnik on play-by-play with analysts Eduardo Biscayart and Mauro Silva and referee expert Jaime Herrera Garduño)

FoxSports.com and TelemundoDeportes.com require authentication through participating pay-TV providers. Peacock is NBC and Telemundo’s subscription streaming service.

Fox also has replays of every game for free on its streaming platform, Tubi.

Betting odds: Croatia +500, Brazil -750. Some bookmakers may offer odds for a tie in regulation. FanDuel, where these odds came from, does not.

Players to watch

Croatia: Dominik Livaković. After saving three penalty kicks in the shootout win over Japan, what will he do for an encore?

Brazil: Vinícius Junior. The brilliant young Real Madrid creator didn’t need to score a goal to announce himself to this World Cup. But the goal he scored against South Korea was worth all the dancing he did to celebrate it.

Netherlands vs. Argentina

Time: 2 p.m.

Venue: Lusail Stadium, Lusail

English TV/streaming: Fox29 and FoxSports.com (John Strong on play-by-play with analyst Stuart Holden and reporter Jenny Taft)

Spanish TV/streaming: Telemundo 62, TelemundoDeportes.com and Peacock (Andrés Cantor on play-by-play with analysts Claudio Borghi and Manuel Sol and referee expert Horacio Elizondo)

Betting odds: Netherlands +130, Argentina -160.

Players to watch

Netherlands: Virgil van Dijk. The big centerback will have his hands full with Argentina’s many great attackers.

Argentina: Julián Álvarez. Lionel Messi gets the biggest headlines, but opponents give him too much attention at their peril. The 22-year-old Álvarez has shown off his prolific talents in the Albiceleste’s last two games, starting and scoring in each of them.