Sweden topped their group with three wins from three, while England finished strong with ten goals in the final two games. The quarter-final is a replay of Euro 2022's semi-final, where England won 4-0.
It looked as if the Carlsen era might finally be over. The Norwegian, 35, had just lost his second game in a row to India's world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, 19, who was on a streak of five successive wins and leading the Zagreb event three points ahead of Carlsen.
"They keep score throughout the movie," [Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed] Boon reveals of the tournament. "There's a visual representation of who is winning.... It's not just a tournament for the sake of a tournament. There are huge consequences, so you really are keeping score. And there are a lot of twists in it that keep you on your toes."