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Merih Demiral’s (26) first-ever international career brace led Turkey to a first UEFA European Championship quarter-final in 16 years as the Crescent-Stars beat Austria 2-1 in Leipzig. A pulsating start gripped this round of 16 tie as Austria launched a promising attack from kick-off and conceded before one minute was even on the board.

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Spain came from behind to beat Georgia 4-1 and reach the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finals, continuing their 100% record against the Crusaders despite a determined display from the tournament’s plucky underdogs. La Roja won both H2Hs in qualifying by an aggregate score line of 10-2 and looked imperious as the action started in Cologne.

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A feisty goalless draw with 10-man Chile in Orlando was enough to see Canada into the quarter-finals in their first ever Copa América, becoming the first debutants to reach the knockout stages in over 20 years. However, Chile - winners of this competition in 2015 and 2016 - bow out at the first hurdle without even scoring a goal.

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