JPN
	No.	Name
15Lemeki Lomano Lava, FB 
14Kotaro Matsushima, W
13Dylan Riley, C
12Ryoto Nakamura, C
11Siosaia Fifita, W
10Rikiya Matsuda, FH  3 
9Naoto Saito, SH T
1Keita Inagaki, P
2Shota Horie, H
3Jiwon Gu, P
4Jack Cornelsen, L
5Amato Fakatava, L T
6Michael Leitch, FL
7Pieter Labuschagne, FL
8Kazuki Himeno, N8
Replacements
16Atsushi Sakate, R
17Craig Millar, R
18Asaeli Ai Valu, R
19Warner Dearns, R
20Amanaki Saumaki, R
21Kenta Fukuda, R
22Ryohei Yamanaka, R
23Jone Naikabula, R T

ARG
	No.	Name
15Juan Cruz Mallia, FB
14Emiliano Boffelli, W T  3 
13Lucio Cinti, C
12Santiago Chocobares, C T
11Mateo Carreras, W T 3
10Santiago Carreras, FH
9Gonzalo Bertranou, SH
1Thomas Gallo, P
2Julian Montoya, H
3Francisco Gomez Kodela, P
4Guido Petti, L
5Tomas Lavanini, L
6Pablo Matera, FL
7Marcos Kremer, FL
8Juan Martin Gonzalez, N8
16Agustin Creevy, R
17Joel Sclavi, R
18Eduardo Bello, R
19Matias Alemanno, R
20Pedro Rubiolo, R
21Lautaro Bazan Velez, R
22Nicolas Sanchez, R  
23Matias Moroni, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire

12:00 PM, October 8, 2023

202dReuters

Argentina down Japan in Nantes thriller to reach last eight

A clinical hat-trick from winger Mateo Carreras helped hoist Argentina into the World Cup quarterfinals with a 39-27 victory over Japan in a winner-takes-all Pool D shootout at Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday.

Match Commentary

78'		Substitute on - Agustin Creevy , Argentina
78'		Player substituted - Julian Montoya , Argentina
75'		27-39 Penalty goal - Nicolas Sanchez , Argentina

Match Stats

JPN

ARG

48%

52%

51%

49%

JPN

ARG

107	Runs	113
449	Metres Run	519
6	Clean Breaks	10
159	Tackles	120
26	Missed Tackles	29
5	Turnover Knock On	13

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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