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

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).

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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)

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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