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Ireland backed up their pre-tournament credentials by winning all four of their group games, including a victory over reigning world champions South Africa and a 36-14 dismantling of Scotland.<\/p>\n
They face New Zealand in the quarter-finals, who won all of their games aside from an opening day defeat to hosts France.<\/p>\n
The Stade de France will be anything but a neutral venue when Ireland\u2019s supporters create a rapturous sea of green, uplifting and motivating the Irish squad and aiming to shrink the All Blacks.<\/p>\n
Their renditions of Zombie by The Cranberries, becoming an unofficial anthem in victory, has also become a social media hit.<\/p>\n
New Zealand, despite scoring 240 points against Namibia, Italy and Uruguay, haven\u2019t faced meaningful competition since their loss to France.<\/p>\n
Before that, they were duly handled by the Springboks at Twickenham. They\u2019re about to face an Irish side who have become even smarter and more astute since their 2-1 series win in New Zealand last year, and have the physicality to overwhelm the All Blacks.<\/p>\n
The latter will be desperate for revenge and to recapture the aura they\u2019ve lost in recent times. There\u2019ll be an added element too, with Joe Schmidt, who coached Ireland for six years, being part of New Zealand\u2019s coaching team.<\/p>\n