The Australian Sevens sides are looking to continue their rich vain of form when they head to Cape Town for the Rugby Sevens World Cup on September 9-11.The World Cup has alluded the men, twice finishing runners-up in 1993 and 2001.Meanwhile, the women won the inaugural event in 2009, although have not been back to the final since.Both teams enter as the team to beat after their World Series heroics, with Tim Walsh's side on the verge of a historic 'Triple Crown' after claiming Commonwealth Games gold in July.The Rugby Sevens World Cup takes a different format than the other two events, with a straight knock-out format from the first game.With this in mind, Rugby.com.au breaks down the potential path to glory for both sides as they prepare for the opening game on September 11.WOMEN’SRound of 16: (16) Madagascar – Friday 8:11 pm September 9Madagascar are a brand-new opponent for the world champions, having qualified via the Africa Women Rugby Sevens.They finished second at that event, their best finish yet in the tournament, defeating Uganda 17-15 in extra-time before falling to World Cup hosts South Africa 15-14 in the final.In 2021, they participated in the Olympic repechage tournament in Monaco, failing to qualify for Tokyo 2020 as they lost every game.They enter the tournament as the lowest-ranked side, with the Australians expected to cruise through the opening game in the tournament.QF: (9)Spain/(8)England – Sunday 3:07 am September 11England are the most likely opponent in the quarter-finals, an opponent Australia has not played on the World Series since 2018.The English finished 9th in the World Series in 2021-22 after starting the year as Great Britain, with the Australians successful in four of their last six outings.Meanwhile, Spain ended up one place lower than England on the World Series ladder, falling to Australia 24-7 in Langford.Australia have built an impressive winning streak over Spain, unbeaten in their last 17 outings.SF: Likely USA (4)/Canada (5)- Sunday 9:05 pm September 11The competition ramps us if Tim Walsh's side manages to make the final four, with USA and Canada the main threats.USA were the only other side than Australia to win a leg of the World Series, claiming Malaga after the Aussies lost to Russia in the semi-finals.The Americans got the victory at the 2020 Olympics, however, Australia have won their last five match-ups.Meanwhile, Canada finished seventh in the World Series, falling 28-5 to Australia at Langford.Australia have been victorious in their last three games, although memories of a 34-0 drubbing in Sydney in 2020 are still fresh in the minds for the Australians F: Monday 4:17 am September 12Tim Walsh and the Sevens couldn't have dreamed up a better draw that what they have got in Cape Town.New Zealand, France, Ireland and Fiji all sit on the other side of the draw, ruiling out a match-up with the rest of the top five from the World Series until the final.NZ-Ireland and France-Fiji loom as action-packed quarter-finals, with the Kiwis obvious favourites after their Toulouse heroics, looming as the main team to stop the Triple Crown.