(Reuters) – The knockout stage of the 2023 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 C
WALES
Wales qualified for the quarter-finals with a win over Australia on Sept. 24.
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 winner or the runner-up of 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 28/1
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 on Sept. 28 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: 6/1
HOW ARE SCORES CALCULATED?
* Match win: 4 points
* Draw: 2 points
* Win scoring at least 4 tries: 1 bonus point
* Loss by less than 7 points: 1 bonus point
(Reporting by Alberto Chiumento, Camilla Borri, Luca Fratangelo and Alessandro Parodi; Editing by Mitch Phillips, Peter Rutherford)
