Quarter-finals | |||
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19 October | England | v | Runner-up, Pool D |
New Zealand | v | Runner-up, Pool A | |
20 October | Winner, Pool D | v | France |
Winner, Pool A | v | South Africa |
Six of the eight World Cup quarter-final spots have now been filled, with the other two spots to be filled by Scotland, Ireland or hosts Japan.
England and Wales have secured their places in the next round, while New Zealand joined South Africa in the last eight when they picked up two points from their cancelled match with Italy. France and Australia are also through.
So what are the permutations in each pool? BBC Sport takes a closer look.
Teams receive four points for a win and two for a draw. A bonus point is awarded for scoring four tries or for a defeat by seven points or fewer.
The winners and runners-up in each pool qualify for the quarter-finals.
If two teams are tied at the end of the group stage, the winner of the match between the two teams will be ranked higher.
If two or more teams are tied, points difference will be used to separate them with various other eliminators used if points differences are equal.
Ireland v Samoa (12 October): Ireland will qualify for the last eight with victory, bonus point or not.
Japan v Scotland (13 October): Japan moved back to the top of the table with victory over Samoa, and a win or draw against Scotland would put them through to their first World Cup quarter-final.
What Scotland need is likely to depend on how Ireland fare on Saturday.
If Ireland lose, Scotland will progress with a draw.
If Ireland claim a losing bonus point or draw, Scotland must beat Japan to deny Ireland a place in the last eight.
If Ireland win, a Scotland victory (with no bonus points for Scotland or Japan) will take them through at the expense of Japan - by virtue of winning Sunday's match.
In the case of Japan, Scotland and Ireland all finishing on 15 points, the quarter-final places would be decided on points difference.
South Africa became the first team from Pool B to reach the quarter-finals when they beat Canada 66-7 on Tuesday, but defending champions New Zealand topped the group when their final pool game against Italy was cancelled.
The All Blacks, who remain unbeaten, picked up two points to move above the Springboks and qualify as Pool B winners.
England and France had sealed their qualification before Typhoon Hagibis ended their chances of a meeting in Pool C.
Both sides ended their group campaigns unbeaten but Eddie Jones' side took top spot while France, who claimed fewer bonus points, qualified in second place.
Australia v Georgia (11 October): Australia have qualified for the quarter-finals but will look to beat Georgia to boost their chances of securing top spot in the group.
Wales v Uruguay (13 October): Realistically, Wales should finish as group winners given their final match is against outsiders Uruguay.
Quarter-finals | |||
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19 October | England | v | Runner-up, Pool D |
New Zealand | v | Runner-up, Pool A | |
20 October | Winner, Pool D | v | France |
Winner, Pool A | v | South Africa |
Semi-finals | |||
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26 October | Winner, QF1 | v | Winner, QF2 |
27 October | Winner, QF3 | v | Winner, QF4 |