Ireland and Scotland will be fighting for their World Cup survival when the teams clash on Saturday – who goes through and who goes home?
The task is simple for France: beat Italy. If France fail to do so, two losing bonus points would also be enough for the hosts to top Pool A providing Italy do not get a try-bonus point in victory.
Following a demoralising 96-17 loss to the All Blacks, Italy will fear the prospect of going up against France at full-strength.
Despite routing Romania in their last game, Scotland need a mathematical miracle to make it to the quarter-finals.
Victory alone won’t do it, Scotland need to ensure Ireland don’t get a bonus point, and if they fail to do so, they’ll need to secure one themselves in winning by at least 21 points to make it into the playoffs.
Japan have only beaten Argentina once before, but the Brave Blossoms have bloomed since their last meeting in 2016, a 54-20 victory for Argentina. The match in Nantes has been upgraded to knockout status, with victory for either team equating to a spot in the quarter-finals.
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