Ireland powered to a comprehensive and thoroughly deserved 24-9 win over France in their Pool D decider at a packed Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Sunday night that ensures they avoid the All Blacks and play Argentina in the quarter finals.
France will have to play New Zealand in the last eight, but will no-doubt in the lead-up to that match send out one or two reminders of their stunning quarter-final win over the All Blacks in the quarter-finals in 2007.
Wales tough 15-6 loss to Australia on Saturday means they finish second in their group and will play South Africa in the quarter-finals with the Wallabies taking on Scotland in the last eight.
The world cup quarter-final programmes looks like this:
Saturday 17 October at five pm: South Africa vs Wales at Twickenham and then at 9pm New Zealand vs France at the Millenium Stadium.
Sunday 18 October at 2pm at the Millenium Stadium its Ireland vs Argentinan and then at 5pm at Twickenham Australia vs Scotland.
All Southern Hemisphere vs Northern Hemisphere quarterfinals.
