The knockout stage has produced plenty of drama so far. There’s no stopping yet, with three more World Cup elimination matches on Thursday.Spain and Portugal are in action on a day that has a distinct European flavor. Five of the six teams in action are from Europe.Here’s a look at the odds and storylines for Thursday’s games plus picks from our betting staff.Secrets of World Cup stadium playlistsSpain-AustriaTime: 3 p.m. ETTV: Fox (English), Telemundo (Spanish)Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.Spain hasn’t wowed anyone like France or Argentina yet, but La Roja didn’t allow a goal in the group phase. Spain’s attacking ability can be put into question after being kept goalless against Cape Verde and only scoring on a goalkeeper mistake against Uruguay. Its ability to control games can’t be questioned.To this point, Spain hasn’t faced top opposition yet, and that doesn’t exactly change against Austria either. The Austrians made it to this match with the most dramatic finish of any match so far, scoring on the last play shortly after falling behind Algeria when a loss would have eliminated them. Austria was dispatched by Argentina while managing just six shots worth 0.53 expected goals.It’s possible Spain will struggle to score again, but it doesn’t seem likely Austria will be able to create much. That’s why Spain is such a heavy favorite (-750) to advance.In a World Cup where the biggest stars have continued to show up in the biggest ways, Spain’s Lamine Yamal has been relatively quiet with one goal in a 4-0 win against Saudi Arabia. Yamal has played in all three games, but returned from injury off the bench in the first group match. Will this be a game where he shows he’s one of the best players in the world?Portugal-CroatiaTime: 7 p.m. ETTV: Fox (English), Telemundo (Spanish)Venue: BMO Field, TorontoThis is a meeting of two of the generation’s best players at the end of their careers. Even at 41 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo still gets a lot of the attention despite playing as part of a star-studded Portugal team. Meanwhile, Croatia’s Luka Modrić is trying to add another memorable win for his country at 40 years old.