Overview
- Both teams are 2-0 in Dubai’s four-team round-robin, where only the table winner advances to the Rugby World Cup in Australia.
- Samoa secured bonus-point victories over Brazil and Namibia, leaving them likely to qualify even if Tuesday’s match ends level.
- Belgium opened with a 22-15 win over Namibia and then edged Brazil 30-27 with a late Maxime Jadot try after playing the last half hour with 14 men.
- The decider is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai.
- Brazil reached the tournament after Paraguay were withdrawn for fielding an ineligible player, and Belgium would reach their first World Cup finals with a win.