Australia to fight Wales for pool of death honours Chris Dutton The Wallabies have guaranteed their place in the World Cup quarter-finals, but have vowed not to drop their intensity as top spot in the pool of death goes on the line next weekend. 
The Wallabies booked their ticket to the next stage of the tournament with a sparkling 33-13 win against England on Saturday night (Sunday morning AEDT).
It sets up a clash with Wales, who have also booked a spot in the last eight, for top of the group honours, which would ensure a smoother path through the next phase. The winner of the Wallabies-Wales battle will likely play either Scotland or Japan in the first week of the play-offs with the loser set to meet two-time champions South Africa.
It would also mean a semi-final against either France, Ireland, Tonga or Argentina rather than a semi-final showdown with defending champions New Zealand.
The loser of Australia's clash with Wales at Twickenham next weekend faces the prospect of finishing second in the group and having to topple the All Blacks just to make the final.
No team has won the World Cup after losing a game in the pool stages. "It's a good confidence booster for us and it's pleasing," said Wallabies vice-captain Michael Hooper.
"We're starting to get to where we want ... It was pretty special to [silence the England crowd].
We knew it was going to be fairly loud but we stuck to our guns for the majority of the game and got through what we wanted."
England, who also lost to Wales, have suffered the embarrassment of becoming the first host nation in World Cup history to be eliminated from the tournament before the quarter-finals.