Road to the Final Rugby World Cup 2027 The top two in each pool and the four best third-placed teams go into a round of 16. Choose a team and where it might finish to light up its route through the bracket: each match, its date and venue, and what the other side is until the teams are known.
The knockout bracket Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Semi-finals Quarter-finals Round of 16 Round of 16 1 Sat, 23 Oct 2nd Pool C 2nd Pool F Round of 16 2 Sat, 23 Oct 1st Pool A 3rd Pool C/E/F Round of 16 3 Sat, 23 Oct 1st Pool E 2nd Pool D Round of 16 4 Sat, 23 Oct 1st Pool B 3rd Pool D/E/F Round of 16 5 Sun, 24 Oct 1st Pool C 3rd Pool A/E/F Round of 16 6 Sun, 24 Oct 1st Pool D 3rd Pool B/E/F Round of 16 7 Sun, 24 Oct 2nd Pool A 2nd Pool E Round of 16 8 Sun, 24 Oct 1st Pool F 2nd Pool B Quarter-final 1 Sat, 30 Oct Winner R16 2 Winner R16 4 Quarter-final 2 Sat, 30 Oct Winner R16 1 Winner R16 3 Quarter-final 3 Sun, 31 Oct Winner R16 5 Winner R16 6 Quarter-final 4 Sun, 31 Oct Winner R16 7 Winner R16 8 Semi-final 1 Fri, 5 Nov Winner QF 1 Winner QF 2 Semi-final 2 Sat, 6 Nov Winner QF 3 Winner QF 4 Bronze final Fri, 12 Nov RU SF 1 RU SF 2 Final Sat, 13 Nov Winner SF 1 Winner SF 2 Scroll sideways to see the whole bracket. Hover or focus a match for the date and venue. Choose a team above to light up its route. The bronze final is played by the beaten semi-finalists at Stadium Australia the day before the final.
