Wales and England are through to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals and are the only teams which can rest easy in the last set of group-stage games.
The other six spots are still there for the taking and the big four of top-ranked Ireland, No. 2 France and the southern hemisphere powers of South Africa and New Zealand can’t yet make any plans for the knockouts.
Title favorite Ireland has won three from three in Pool B but still must beat Scotland on Saturday to be certain of a place in the quarterfinals. That game at Stade de France has all sorts of possibilities if Scotland pulls off an upset. Ireland or defending champion South Africa, which has played its four pool games and can only watch, could still be eliminated to shake up the Rugby World Cup.
Scotland has made a late surge, collecting bonus-point wins against Tonga and
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