Fiji claimed the last place in the World Cup quarter-finals in the most dramatic of fashions on Sunday, suffering a shock 24-23 defeat at the hands of Portugal but picking up a bonus point which was enough to knock Australia out of the tournament.
Fiji, who only needed one point from the game, finished runners-up in Pool C behind Wales and will play England in Marseille next Sunday, a day after Argentina, who also qualified with victory over Japan, take on Wales at the same Stade Velodrome.
"It is incredible and unbelievable," said Portugal coach Patrice Lagisquet. "The players always find resources that I never expected. Fiji hit back three minutes later through Levani Botia but with the flanker yellow-carded for a high tackle, the Portuguese struck again through prop Francisco Fernandes.
Turning to England, Raiwalui added: "We have got to reassess tomorrow and recover, they are a very good tournament team England."Wing Mateo Carreras scored a hat-trick of tries as Argentina beat Japan 39-27 in a thriller in Nantes to finish as Pool D runners-up behind England, booking a quarter-final against Wales."We are where we want to be," said Argentina coach Michael Cheika. "But we want to go further, we want to reach the semi-final and the final, that's clear.
The Toulouse centre broke a tackle in midfield and sidestepped full-back Lomano Lemeki for a brilliant try with barely two minutes gone. Argentina drew first blood in the second period as Carreras grabbed his second try after good work by Chocobares but a Matsuda penalty and a long-range drop from Lemeki kept it tight.
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