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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt says his players areinterested by the uncertainty across the match involving their Pool A competitions Scotland and Japan.
Having a typhoon set to strike Yokohama, World Rugby will wait until Sunday to choose whether the match can go.
Ireland can book their place at the quarter-finals using a bonus-point triumph over Samoa on Saturday.
Anything less could create a nervous wait to get the result of the Pool A fixture in Yokohama.
If the game is off due to typhoon Hagibis, Scotland are probably be pumped from the World Cup as cancelled matches see two points were awarded by both teams as part of a 0-0 draw.
Nevertheless Schmidt has insisted it isbusiness as usual for his side as they prepare to confront Samoa on Saturday.
We can not really control what occurs with the Scotland v Japan match, Schmidt said.
On Saturday evening, we simply need to make certain we get our job done as best we can.
Using three rounds of fittings complete Ireland are second in one point before Scotland, Pool A and three supporting Japan.
When news of the typhoons path surfaced earlier this week, it seemed as though Ireland v Samoa at Fukuoka was among the likeliest games to be changed, no matter how the trajectory has changed and World Rugby has verified that the game will go ahead as proposed.
But, Hagibis has led to the rescue of two matches with a hanging in the balance.
There was a lot of talk among the players post-training today when they found out, said Schmidt on Thursday.
Whenever there is something up in the atmosphere and something is unknown, particularly when two matches have been left handed, you get players that are going to talk about that.
It is newsworthy and its something thats influential once games are finished from the weekend.
Needing a five-point triumph, Schmidt has named a close-to full strength side for the Samoa game.
One of the multitude of scenarios, theres a situation that may see Ireland head out of the tournament if they conquer Samoa but score fewer than four attempts.
Such an eventuality would only occur if Scotland were to maintain a five-point win over Japan, with the hosts taking a losing bonus-point.
From our standpoint [playing a day before ] probably makes it easier, said captain Rory Best.
We move outwe play our match and you presume the game goes ahead on Sunday.
Should Ireland do qualify for your quarter-finals, they are sure to face either New Zealand or South Africa in Tokyo.
After being awarded two points following the conclusion of the match against Italy, the All Blacks completed.

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