PARIS (AP) — Argentina and Fiji completed the quarterfinal lineup at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. Argentina went through the front door, Fiji came through the back.
Argentina ended Japan’s involvement in the tournament with a 39-27 victory in Nantes, where winger Mateo Carreras scored a hat trick of tries for the Pumas in a breathless match featuring eight in total.
The Argentines finished runner-up in Pool D behind England and will meet Wales in Marseille on Saturday in the first quarterfinal.
Fiji secured its place in the last eight for the third time, after the inaugural edition in 1987 and then 2srcsrc7, thanks to a losing bonus point after falling to Portugal 24-23 in Toulouse.
The Fijians jumped above Australia into second place in Pool C and set up a match against England in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
The Wallabies failed to advance from the pool stage for the first time, though they’d had a couple of weeks to digest that likelihood after losing back-to-back to Fiji and Wales.
In the other match, Tonga earned its first win by beating Romania 45-24 in Lille.
ARGENTINA 39, JAPAN 27
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