All you need to know about the last-eight ties being played on Friday and Saturday as the competition reaches its final few games

The expanded soccer Club World Cup is proving to be a stage for managerial fresh starts, with three of the eight quarter-finalists led by coaches appointed just weeks before the tournament – and all three have already stamped their authority on their new teams.

There are eight teams left in the FIFA Club World Cup as traditional powerhouses will be joined by a few surprising entries into the quarterfinals.