World Cup fixtures, extra-time rules and route to final

The World Cup quarter-finals take place on Saturday and Sunday with four intriguing matches.

At Stade de Marseille, Pool C winners Wales play Argentina and Pool D winners England face Fiji, who have made it to the knockout stages for the first time since 2007.

Who plays who in the World Cup quarter-finals?

All times BST

14 October

Wales 17-29 Argentina - Stade de Marseille

Ireland v New Zealand - Stade de France - 20:00

15 October

England v Fiji - Stade de Marseille - 16:00

France v South Africa - Stade de France - 20:00

There will be live radio and text commentary of all four matches on BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app.

How does extra time work?

In the event scores are level at the end of a knockout match, extra time will occur. This will be two halves of 10 minutes with a five-minute break in between.

If there is still no winner, there will be 10 minutes of sudden death with the first points scored winning the game.

If there is still no winner after sudden death, a place-kicking competition involving five players from each team will decide the final outcome.

What is the draw for the World Cup semi-finals?

Both semi-finals will take place in Paris.

20 October

20:00 - Argentina v Ireland or New Zealand

21 October

20:00 - England or Fiji v France or South Africa

When and where is the Rugby World Cup final?

The champions will be crowned at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, 28 October.

There is also a third-place play-off match in Paris on Friday, 27 October at 20:00.

Who do you think will win the World Cup?

Will world number one side and Six Nations Grand Slam winners Ireland lift the World Cup for the first time? How about the chances of fellow group winners Wales and England?

France are in great form and have home advantage, while three-time winners South Africa are determined to defend their title.

The All Blacks have been scoring tries for fun and can never be ruled out, while Argentina and Fiji will both fancy their chances having got this far.

Here's who you think will win the World Cup.

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Final pool stage standings

France and New Zealand qualified for the quarter-finals from Pool A, Ireland and South Africa from Pool B, Wales and Fiji from Pool C and England and Argentina from Pool D.

Teams earned four points for a win and two for a draw. A bonus point was awarded for scoring four tries or for a defeat by seven points or fewer.

If two teams were tied on the same number of points, the winner of the match between those teams went through regardless of points difference.

Rugby World Cup 2027 qualifiers

The sides who finished third in each pool automatically qualified for the 2027 World Cup in Australia.

The quarter-finalists also qualify.

The 12 teams are: Argentina, Australia, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.

Pool A

France secured top spot and their place in the last eight with a superb 60-7 win over Italy on Friday.

New Zealand finished in second place, having lost to France in the tournament's opening match.

After two heavy defeats, Italy had to settle for third and automatic qualification for the next World Cup.

Uruguay had the consolation of one win but Namibia were unable to record a victory.

Pool B

Ireland dismantled Scotland with a display of clinical brilliance to reach the quarter-finals and knock their opponents out of the tournament.

Ireland went through as pool winners while South Africa, who beat Scotland 18-3, took second place.

Pool C

Wales scored six tries in a 43-19 victory over Georgia on Saturday to secure top spot with four straight wins.

Fiji joined Wales in the quarter-finals despite losing their final game 24-23 to Portugal on Sunday.

They finished on the same points total as Australia but went through because they won the head-to-head match 22-15.

Portugal finished fourth after winning their first World Cup game to end the pool stage in thrilling fashion.

Pool D

England had secured top spot and a place in the quarter-finals before they finished their pool campaign with a tense 18-17 win over Samoa on Saturday.

Mateo Carreras scored a hat-trick as Argentina overcame Japan 37-29 in a thrilling game on Sunday to take second place. They will face Wales in the last eight in Marseille.

Japan's third place means they have secured a place at he 2027 World Cup in Australia.