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Since the 2026 World Cup started on Thursday, June 11, there has been at least one World Cup match each day, as teams played through their group stages and then in knockout round matches if they had advanced to that round of the tournament.
The action-packed tournament has helped sports goers and casual fans fill up their schedules, especially at night when television shows are on summer hiatus, and there aren't many other sports going on outside of MLB and WNBA.
And yet just before the tournament reaches its one-month point, the World Cup is on a temporary rest on the eve of the start of the quarterfinals.
World Cup bracket: Quarterfinal games: Who plays who? Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi take their head-to-head race for the tournament's all-time scoring record into the quarterfinals, which will get underway on Thursday, July 9 with Mbappe and France taking on Morocco.
Messi holds a two-goal lead over Mbappe for the record.
Joining Mbappe and Messi in the quarterfinals are Erling Haaland and Lamine Yamal, who have willed Norway and Spain to the third knockout round stage of the tournament.
Here's what to know about why the World Cup has no matches on Wednesday: Are there World Cup games today? No.
There are no World Cup games taking place on Wednesday, July 8.
Why are there no World Cup games today? Wednesday is a scheduled day off for the entire tournament, as teams continue their preparation for their quarterfinal matchups and travel to those sites.
It is one of three upcoming dates when there won't be any matches played in the tournament, with the others being on Sunday, July 12 and Monday, July 13.
Quarterfinal action begins on Thursday, July 9 at 4 p.m.
ET with France taking on Morocco at Gillette Stadium.
World Cup quarterfinal schedule Below is a look at the quarterfinal schedule for the 2026 World Cup: France vs.
Morocco (Thursday, July 9 at 4 p.m.
ET at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts) Spain vs.
Belgium (Friday, July 10 at 3 p.m.
ET at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California) Norway vs.
England (Saturday, July 11 at 5 p.m.
ET at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida) Argentina vs.
Switzerland (Saturday, July 11 at 9 p.m.
ET at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri) This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Are there any World Cup games on today? Updated bracket, schedule.