{"id":293628,"date":"2023-10-08T14:39:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T14:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293628"},"modified":"2023-10-08T14:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T14:39:22","slug":"japan-27-39-argentina-pumas-set-up-quarter-final-clash-with-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/rugby-union\/japan-27-39-argentina-pumas-set-up-quarter-final-clash-with-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan 27-39 Argentina: Pumas set up quarter-final clash with Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Japan 27-39 Argentina: Mateo Carreras&#8217; hat-trick inspires Pumas to do-or-die Rugby World Cup win over Pool D rivals &#8211; to set up quarter-final showdown with Wales<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Argentina beat Japan to set up quarter-final against Wales next Saturday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wing Mateo Carreras scores a hat-trick of tires to help Argentina to victory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Coach Michael Cheika will be worried about an injury for forward Pablo Matera<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wales will play Argentina in the first of the four World Cup quarter-finals in Marseille on Saturday afternoon after the Pumas beat Japan to finish as runners-up in Pool D.<\/p>\n<p>A day after Warren Gatland\u2019s side beat Georgia at Stade de la Beaujoire to top Pool C, Argentina and Japan met at the same Nantes venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a magnificent contest. With both teams playing for a knock-out place, everything was on the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two produced brilliant attacking rugby that was a joy to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They can both be proud of their efforts. Michael Cheika\u2019s Pumas did just enough to reach the last eight with Mateo Carreras scoring a brilliant hat-trick which proved the difference in an eight-try thriller. It was one of the best games of the World Cup to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76301933-0-image-a-38_1696770747238.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina beat Japan in their Pool D clash to set up a quarter-final against Wales next weekend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76301931-0-image-a-39_1696770751957.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina wing Mateo Carreras scored a hat-trick of tries to help his side to victory in Nantes<\/p>\n<p>But Argentina\u2019s chances of beating Wales took a significant blow with key forward Pablo Matera injured in the first half here. They have just a six-day turnaround before Wales, so Matera\u2019s chances of being fit are slim after he was forced off with a leg injury. Wales head coach Gatland would have been delighted to see his team\u2019s knock-out opponents given such a serious run for their money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Japan were outstanding and could well have won. Backed by a sea of blue and white shirts, Argentina had fanatical support behind them as they took to the pitch in a beautiful River Plate-inspired change strip.<\/p>\n<p>Their start couldn\u2019t have been better. In just the second minute, centre Santiago Chocobares powered through midfield and past some poor Japanese tackling to score.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emiliano Boffelli converted and then claimed a high ball. Japan won a scrum penalty although the early stages suggested they would be outpowered. But the Brave Blossoms aren\u2019t a team who die wondering.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First, scrum-half Naoto Saito produced an outrageous overhead kick while facing the wrong way. It was an audacious move. But had Michael Leitch gathered cleanly, it would likely have led to a certain try.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As it was, Argentina escaped, albeit only temporarily.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Japan were soon on the board. When giant second row Amato Fakatava picked up possession on the left wing, the instant reaction was to wonder what he was doing there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fakatava showed why. Not only did he demonstrate great pace for a forward to run into space, he then kicked ahead, collected, and won the race to the line for one of the best tries you\u2019ll ever see from a lock. The conversion was added but the momentum Japan gathered from the try was then taken out of their sails by a yellow card \u2013 which was sent to the bunker for review \u2013 for Pieter Labuschagne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76302237-12607553-image-a-48_1696771299701.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Japan also played their part in one of the games of the World Cup so far, scoring three tries in a pulsating encounter<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76302351-12607553-image-a-51_1696771562789.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina were forced to adopt a River Plate-style change of strip due to a kit clash\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76302359-12607553-image-a-52_1696771634227.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emiliano Boffelli scored a try of his own and also added nine points with the boot to ensure victory for the Pumas<\/p>\n<p>The Japan flanker made contact with the head of Thomas Gallo but escaped a red. Boffelli then put a penalty wide before Argentina\u2019s hopes of knock-out success took a big blow. Matera, their force of nature in the back-row, limped off injured and had to be assisted by Argentina\u2019s medical team to leave the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His quarter-final hopes look slim. Even without their talismanic forward, Argentina responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Japan No 10 Rikiya Matsuda had a drop goal attempt charged down, they were forced to kick in the air. The Pumas counter-attacked quickly, collecting their own kick ahead through Juan Cruz Mallia before scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou sent Carreras racing over for a crucial try. Boffelli couldn\u2019t convert but did kick a penalty as Argentina scored eight points with Labuschagne off the field. The first half was tit for tat and hugely entertaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just when you thought Japan were struggling, back they came again.<\/p>\n<p>More brilliant attack, this time involving Siosaia Fifita, sent Saito to the line. Rikiya Matsuda\u2019s conversion meant Argentina only led by a point after a thrilling first 40. Carreras added his second at the start of the second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After sustained Argentina pressure, the Pumas were playing with a penalty advantage and used it wisely. Newcastle wing Carreras danced to the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boffelli added the extras before Matsuda responded with a simple three points and then dropped a brilliant goal from range. Each time Argentina seemed to pull away, Japan pegged them back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76302261-12607553-image-a-49_1696771406775.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Argentina coach Michael Cheika saw his side do just enough to reach the last eight of the competition<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/14\/76302257-12607553-image-a-50_1696771443253.jpg\" height=\"379\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But a worry for Cheika will be a potentially serious injury to forward Pablo Matera that could rule him out of the Wales game<\/p>\n<p>But the Pumas can play some brilliant rugby and their bonus-point try was typical of what they can produce. From a scrum, their back-line got to work, Bertranou and Mallia sending Boffelli over and the Edinburgh wing converted his own score with the aid of the post.<\/p>\n<p>The only negative for Argentina was another injury, this time for Bertranou who plays his club rugby in Wales with the Dragons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given how both teams had exchanged scoring for the whole game, it was no surprise Japan were next to cross the line. After butchering a great opportunity, Japan got it right second time round with Jone Naikabula finishing acrobatically in the corner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, Argentina had Carreras. He crossed for his treble in the 68th minute and that, finally, was that with Nicolas Sanchez converting and adding a late penalty to make the game safe and send his team\u2019s magnificent fans into relieved raptures.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12607553\/Japan-27-39-Argentina-Carreras-hat-trick-helps-Pumas-spirited-Cherry-Blossoms-set-quarter-final-clash-Wales.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan 27-39 Argentina: Mateo Carreras&#8217; hat-trick inspires Pumas to do-or-die Rugby World Cup win over Pool D rivals &#8211; to set up quarter-final showdown with Wales Argentina beat Japan to set up quarter-final against Wales next Saturday Wing Mateo Carreras scores a hat-trick of tires to help Argentina to victory Coach Michael Cheika will be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Japan 27-39 Argentina: Pumas set up quarter-final clash with Wales - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/rugby-union\/japan-27-39-argentina-pumas-set-up-quarter-final-clash-with-wales\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japan 27-39 Argentina: Pumas set up quarter-final clash with Wales - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Japan 27-39 Argentina: Mateo Carreras&#8217; 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