In Argentina and England, they enjoyed the national team’s win in the series against the United States which gave Pablo Lemoine’s side a place at the 2023 World Cup in France.
Chile achieved an indisputable feat this Saturday. The Condors qualify for the Rugby World Cup for the first time and will be present at the World Cup which will be held in France next year.
Fighting to the end, Pablo Lemoine’s team managed to turn the key against the United States and entered Group D of the competition, which also includes England, Japan, Argentina and the Samoas.
“It wasn’t in anyone’s plans. However, the Condors snuck in like never before and got an unexpected prize “, Pointed the newspaper Olé in Argentina about the Chilean ranking.
“The Chilean rugby team beat the United States in the repechage on Saturday and qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time. VShile won the match played in Denver, USA, against the American team by 31-29, a score with which the trans-Andeans overturned the series after their home defeat in the first leg (22-21) “, they continued.
They then referred to the piece that “defined everything”. “Santiago Videla’s penalty in the 75th minute gave Los Cóndores the lead for the first time and produced the definitive gap. That was enough to give victory to Chile”, they also mentioned that “The Eagles Americans will have to play another playoff with rivals to be defined”.
For his part, A Pleno Rugby wrote: “Yes, Chile will be in the 2023 World Cup and the ticket was obtained on the basis of work, confidence and not giving up when the repechage was completely opposing. Because the series with Las Águilas was very hard ”.
In turn, in England, The Guardian highlighted the national triumph. “In front of 4,000 fans in Glendale, Colorado, the Chilean Condors beat the US Eagles 31-29 in a crazy game to secure a place in France next year, 52-51 on aggregate in two qualifying matches ”.
“The Americans, who will host the men’s World Cup in 2031 and the women’s two years later, can still qualify but must do so via the last chance draft,” they added.
Finally, they pointed out that Chile “impressed with his stamina and enthusiasm before his side, battered all day, rose to win the penalty that earned them a World Cup berth ”.
“They put the inhabitants under extreme pressure”
Meanwhile, the official World Cup website highlighted the Condors’ arrival at the competition. “Chile will play for the first time in the Rugby World Cup after their spectacular victory in the United States”, they headlined.
“Chile qualified for the World Cup for the first time in their history after a thrilling 52-51 win over the United States in the Americas 2 play-off “, they continued.
Then they pointed out how difficult it was in the beginning and how they recovered. “The Condors appeared to be heading for defeat as, after losing the first leg 22-21 at Santiago last weekend, they conceded three tries in the first half hour at Colorado on Saturday to fall 20 points behind on aggregate. .”
“After overturning the result and getting dangerously close to the necessary gap, the Chileans put the hosts under extreme pressure. “, they continued.
“Santiago Videla’s late penalty, which gave them the lead in the tie for the first time, ended up breaking the hearts of home fans to seal a 31-29 victory and a place at France 2023. “, they concluded.
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