(Reuters) – The knockout stage of the Rugby World Cup will begin on Oct. 14. The following is a look at the teams who have qualified for the quarter-finals, schedule and betting odds:
POOL A
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand bounced back from defeat by France with bonus-point wins over Namibia, Italy and Uruguay to become the first quarter-final qualifiers from Pool A.
The result of the France v Italy match on Oct. 6 will decide the final placing of the All Blacks in the group.
They will face either the winners or runners-up of Pool B, which includes Ireland, South Africa, Scotland, Tonga and Romania.
Pool performance: France 27-13 New Zealand New Zealand 71-3 Namibia New Zealand 96-17 Italy New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay
William Hill odds to win tournament 4/1
POOL C
WALES
Wales qualified for the quarter-finals with a 40-6 win over Australia.
Wales were the first team from Pool C to qualify after victories over Fiji, Portugal and Australia. They will play for first place against Georgia on Oct. 7 in their last pool-stage match.
In the quarter-finals, Wales will face either the winners or runners-up in Pool D, which includes England, Samoa, Japan, and Argentina.
Group performance:
Wales 32-26 Fiji
Wales 28-8 Portugal
Wales 40-6 Australia
Wales – Georgia Oct. 7
William Hill odds to win tournament 20/1
POOL D
ENGLAND
England made it to the quarter-finals with wins over Argentina, Japan and Chile and Japan’s 28-22 victory over Samoa guaranteed England top spot in Pool D.
In their last group match, they will play Samoa on Oct. 7.
In the knockout stage they will face the runners-up of Pool C, which includes Wales, Fiji, Australia, Georgia and Portugal.
England won the Rugby World Cup once in 2003 and lost the final three times in 1991, 2007 and 2019.
Pool performance:
England 27-10 Argentina
England 34-12 Japan
England 71-0 Chile
England – Samoa Oct. 7
William Hill odds to win tournament: 10/1
HOW ARE SCORES CALCULATED?
* Match win: 4 points
* Draw: 2 points
* 4 or more tries: 1 bonus point
* Loss by 7 points or less: 1 bonus point
(Reporting by Camilla Borri, Alberto Chiumento, Luca Fratangelo and Alessandro Parodi; Editing by Mitch Phillips, Peter Rutherford and Ed Osmond)
