Just two teams - Portugal and the USA - are left in the race for the final spot at next year's Rugby World Cup in France.

Both sides are two from two in the Rugby World Cup 2023 Final Qualification Tournament, which is taking place in Dubai.

Portugal - AKA Os Lobos - thrashed Kenya 85-0 to kick things off on the second weekend, while the USA bagged a comfortable 49-7 victory over Asian champion Hong Kong.

Hong Kong and Kenya both needed to win Saturday in order to have any hope of qualifying for next year's showpiece tournament in France, and now only third place will be on the line when they go head to head at The Sevens Stadium next week. 

Some of the running rugby from @USARugby these last 2 weeks has been 👌

Match highlights and replay now up at The Rugby Network 🙌 #rugby #usarugby pic.twitter.com/AXfohmZvut

— The Rugby Network (@therugbynetwork) November 13, 2022

Viewers in North America can watch the action live and for free on The Rugby Network.

It is all to play for both Portugal and the USA going into the final weekend of round-robin games. The Eagles, who have never missed a Rugby World Cup, will be the favorites to book a spot in the finals, but it's by no means a foregone conclusion.

Portugal has been playing well and is hopeful of returning to the tournament 16 years after its last appearance in the finals, which also happened in France.

❤️ One step closer to our long time dream 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/RMs2IWyNPB

— Portugal Rugby (@PortugalRugby) November 12, 2022

There's a hell of a lot riding on the USA qualifying for France next year, given the Eagles will be hosting the tournament in 2031.

Their attendance in France is seen by many as highly significant, as the USA is attempting to garner support and an understanding of the sport among the American public eight years out from their own tournament, where they plan on filling 80,000-plus capacity American football stadiums.