Qualified teams
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up | Best third-placed teams |
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| A |  New Zealand |  Australia |  Wales |
| B |  Canada |  Italy |  United States |
| C |  England |  France | N/A |
The knockout stage of the 2021 Rugby World Cup began on 29 October 2022 and concluded on 12 November 2022 with the final at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up | Best third-placed teams |
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| A | New Zealand | Australia | Wales |
| B | Canada | Italy | United States |
| C | England | France | N/A |
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| 29 October – Whangārei | ||||||||||
| France | 39 | |||||||||
| 5 November – Auckland (Eden) | ||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| 29 October – Whangārei | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 25 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 55 | |||||||||
| 12 November – Auckland (Eden) | ||||||||||
| Wales | 3 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 34 | |||||||||
| 30 October – Auckland (Waitakere) | ||||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
| England | 41 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
| Canada | 32 | |||||||||
| 12 November – Auckland (Eden) | ||||||||||
| United States | 11 | |||||||||
| France | 36 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 October 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| France | 39–3 | Italy |
| Try: Grisez (3) 3' c, 68' m, 70' c Penalty try 61' Touyé 64' c Con: Drouin (2/2) 3', 65' Queyroi (1/2) 71' Pen: Drouin (2/2) 40', 55' | Report | Pen: Sillari (1/1) 39' |
| Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) [3] |
Player of the Match: Assistant referees: [3] |
| 29 October 2022 19:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| New Zealand | 55–3 | Wales |
| Try: Woodman (2) 13' c, 43' c Tui 20' m Hirini 27' c Rule 38' c Connor (2) 49' m, 64' m A. Bremner 56' m Demant 68' m Con: Demant (5/7) 14', 29', 39', 45', 50' | Report | Pen: Bevan (1/1) 16' |
| Northland Events Centre, Whangārei Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) [3] |
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| 30 October 2022 13:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| England | 41–5 | Australia |
| Try: Hunter 8' c M. Packer (3) 30' m, 39' c, 80' c Ward 43' m Cokayne 53' m Matthews 65' m Con: Scarratt (2/6) 9', 39' Rowland (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Chancellor 40' m |
| Waitakere Stadium, Auckland Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) [3] |
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| 30 October 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Canada | 32–11 | United States |
| Try: Hunt 16' c Paquin 20' m Farries 41' c Tessier 57' c Con: De Goede (3/4) 14', 42', 58' Pen: De Goede (2/2) 47', 65' | Report | Try: Kitlinski 9' m Pen: Kelter (2/2) 38', 45' |
| Waitakere Stadium, Auckland Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) [3] |
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| 5 November 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Canada | 19–26 | England |
| Try: Paquin 19' m Corrigan 35' c Beukeboom 68' c Con: De Goede (2/3) 36', 68' | Report | Try: M. Packer 8' c Dow (2) 15' m, 50' m Con: Scarratt (1/3) 10' Pen: Scarratt (3/3) 40', 43', 71' |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) [3] |
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| 5 November 2022 19:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| New Zealand | 25–24 | France |
| Try: Fluhler 35' c Tui 44' m Fitzpatrick 57' c Con: Holmes (1/2) 37' Demant (1/1) 58' Pen: Holmes (1/2) 29' Demant (1/1) 63' | Report | Try: R. Ménager (2) 23' c, 65' c Vernier 40' c Con: Drouin (3/3) 23', 40' +1, 66' Pen: Drouin (1/2) 7' |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) [3] |
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| 12 November 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Canada | 0–36 | France |
| Report | Try: Fall 12' c Bourdon 36' c Ménager (2) 41' m, 61' c Deshayes 44' c Con: Drouin (4/5) 13', 37', 45', 62' Pen: Drouin 21' |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Sara Cox (England) [3] |
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| 12 November 2022 19:30 NZST (UTC+13:00) |
| England | 31–34 | New Zealand |
| Try: Kildunne 3' c Cokayne (3) 13' c, 32' c, 54' m Packer 21' m Con: Scarratt (3/5) 4', 15', 33' | Report | Try: Ponsonby 18' c I'iga 25' c, 71' m Rule 40' m Fluhler 41' m Murray 49' m Con: Holmes (2/6) 20, 26' |
| Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 43,759 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) [3] |
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