World Cup LIVE: Bank holiday for England fans, Norway chaos, quarter-finals start TODAY

The quarter-finals of the World Cup will kick-off today with a huge match between France and Morocco.

This match has already been surrounded in controversy with football fans slamming FIFA after an

all-Argentinian officiating team

was announced for the clash.

Eyebrows were raised as France lost to Argentina in the 2022 final and a repeat of this World Cup final line-up remains possible, with both countries still in the tournament. The match will kick-off at 9pm UK time.

Despite this, France head coach Didier Deschamps played down the referee fury and said: "I trust the referees. Our opponent is Morocco, not the referee."

Elsewhere, Keir Starmer yesterday hinted an England World Cup win could mean an

extra bank holiday

for Brits. Asked whether he would back a bank holiday if England managed to win, Sir Keir told reporters: "I don't want to jinx it, but ask me again if we get to the final."

England will face

Norway

in the quarter-final clash this Saturday but the Norwegians have seen their problems stack up. Their camp was hit with a sickness bug and the team were forced to

move out of their Miami hotel

due to various disruptions.

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Justin Bieber has been confirmed as one of the co-headliners for the inaugural FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on Sunday, July 19 - however, the BBC are set to ignore him.

Instead, the Beeb are set to focus on analysing the action of the first half rather than cutting to the show.

Bieber has been announced alongside Madonna, Shakira and South Korean boy band BTS for the performance at the final, in New York New Jersey Stadium.

The show has been pencilled in for 11 minutes during the interval but the BBC will likely not show it.

Morgan Rogers has called Ezri Konsa "one of the best centre-backs in football" and has backed his Aston Villa team-mate to keep Erling Haaland quiet in England’s World Cup quarter-final with Norway.

No player has played more minutes under Thomas Tuchel than Konsa, who has opened mainly at centre-back but also in both full-back positions.

Rogers, who leans on his Villa team-mate for support, says that Konsa is under-rated and one of the best defenders on show.

Asked whether Konsa gets enough credit, Rogers replied: "No, nowhere near. I think he’s one of the best centre-backs in football, if I’m honest, I think at this World Cup.

"I think the ability that he’s got, he can do everything as a centre-back, never gets beaten in the air, strong in the tackle, unbelievable on the ball.

"Honestly, I don’t know a flaw in his game, and I think that's helped Villa that probably a bigger club has not taken him in the last few years. I think that’s helped us, because I honestly don’t know a problem in his game, really.

Morocco's Brahim Diaz was left shocked after an argument broke out during a press conference, ahead of tonight's clash with France.

The Forward was distracted mid sentence after two people in the press pack were heard bickering.

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FIFA's referees' chief Pierluigi Collina has defended officials at the World Cup after Egypt claimed "serious" mistakes had been made by the referee in their last-16 loss to Argentina.

The Egyptian Football Association called for French referee Francois Letexier and his team to be sent home after being left angered by key decisions in Tuesday's match, when they conceded three late goals to lose 3-2 to the defending champions.

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan appeared to suggest there was favouritism shown towards Argentina by FIFA, saying: "Perhaps they wanted to keep the world champion in the competition."

In comments published on FIFA's website, chief refereeing officer Collina insisted his officials could not be influenced by anyone.

He said: "Of course, constructive discussion about decisions will always be part of football, but unfounded allegations have no place in our sport. Nobody can question the integrity of the FIFA World Cup match officials.

An England World Cup win could mean an extra bank holiday, Sir Keir Starmer has hinted ahead of a quarter-final clash with Norway at the weekend.

The Prime Minister hailed Monday’s win over Mexico as “one of the best England performances I’ve ever seen” and victory against Norway would take them a step closer to a first World Cup win for 60 years.

The Three Lions fans in Miami for the quarter-final tie still had the Mexico game at the forefront of their minds, with one saying that even if the team wins the tournament, “it won’t be that”.

Asked whether he would back a bank holiday if England managed to win the tournament, Sir Keir told reporters at Wednesday’s Nato conference: “I don’t want to jinx it, but ask me again if we get to the final.”