The Pumas reached the eighth best stage of the competition after beating the Japanese team. In the next round, they will face Wales.
The Argentine national team won an important 39-27 victory this Sunday against their Japanese counterpart. a result which allowed the South American team seal qualification for Rugby World Cup quarter-finals which takes place in France.
The match played in Nantes was characterized by the absence of a team clearly superior to its rival, even if it is the transandines who have always remained in the lead on the scoreboard but followed very closely by the Japanese. In this way, it is not surprising that the teams arrived at halftime with a close score of 15-14 in favor of the Albicelestes. .
In the second half, the figures remained close; However, As the clock marked the 68th minute of the match, Mateo Carreras, the big figure of the match, scored his third try to give the Pumas a reassuring advantage in the final straight of the duel. thus obtaining the desired ranking in the best eight phases of the competition.
With this result Argentina finishes second in Group D -like Los Cóndores- with 14 points, four units less than the English leader (18). Further behind, and already out of competition, are Japan (9), Samoa (7) and Chile (0).
Note that the passage to the quarter-finals of the World Cup –example in which they will be measured against Wales, leader of Group C- represents a real revenge for the transandines, after In the 2019 championship they will not be able to overcome the first phase .
Likewise, in this edition the Pumas They participated in the best eight round for the fifth time, having succeeded in the 1999, 2007, 2011 and 2015 editions. .
His best historical performance in the World Cup was recorded sixteen years ago (2007) also in France, with a memorable third place. .
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Source: Latercera
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