There's just one thing in their way, the three times champion All Blacks.
The two teams square off at Stade de France this weekend with the winner earning another week in France.
Ireland have failed to progress past the quarter-finals at each and every World Cup before this one, but star first-five Johnny Sexton is adamant they don't have a mental block.
"We've worked on our mental game for the last four years. We've put ourselves in different scenarios over the last four years to prepare for this.
