Rugby World Cup: New Zealand wipes the floor with Argentina on their way to the final | Rugby World Cup

New Zealand easily qualified for the World Cup finals. The All Blacks beat Argentina 44-6 after a game that quickly lost all tension.

The Pumas (0-3) took the lead after a penalty kick, but New Zealand quickly got things back on track. At halftime the score was already 20-6.

The All Blacks scored no less than 7 tries, 3 of which were scored by Will Jordan. Thus, he reached 8 attempts in this tournament, equaling the record of his compatriots Jonah Lomu, Julian Savea and South African Brian Habana.

The All Blacks could win a fourth world title after 1987, 2011 and 2015. This will be their fifth final.

They will play the winner tomorrow between England and South Africa, a repeat of the 2019 final won by the Africans.

A packed Stade de France with nearly 80,000 spectators enjoyed 80 minutes of the best rugby between host nation France and defending champions South Africa.

The first half was full of great tackles, excellent defensive moves and individual goals. France entered the first half with a 22-19 lead.

In the second half, South Africa fired a barrage of high balls. The Springboks eventually surged past France to claim a narrow 28-29 win.

A victory achieved by South Africa thanks to the strength and momentum of the skillful Eben Etzebeth.

In the semi-finals on Friday, South Africa will face the only remaining European nation: England. Argentina and New Zealand face each other in the other semi-final match.

The third quarter-final was a struggle between England’s attacking power and pressing and a tactical, disciplined and defensive flying Fiji side.

England seemed to have put all their sheep on dry ground at the halfway stage with an 11-point lead: 21-10. But from the previous quarter-finals we knew that such a large lead in the first half is only relative.

Fiji made that clear again today. 10 minutes before the end, the score suddenly became 24-24 thanks to the Fiji substitutes. They conjured up a great game of rugby.

England responded in the final minutes and allowed Kate Middleton (Princess of Wales) to return to the stands with a 30-24 victory.

It was not Fiji’s first World Cup semi-final, but England’s sixth. The opponent will be the winner of the match between the host country, France, and the defending champion, South Africa.

Rugby fans were eagerly awaiting the confrontation between world number one Ireland and three-time world champion New Zealand.

The All Blacks started the game strongly. In no time they ran out to 0-13. But before halftime, almost anything could be done again after an impressive comeback by the Irish: 17-18.

Despite 50,000 enthusiastic Irish fans in the Stade de France, it was New Zealand who regained the upper hand in the second half. But once again the Irish showed resilience and got back to 24-25. A very exciting match.

Many followers said: “This is the best rugby match ever.” When Jordie Barrett gave New Zealand a larger margin from the penalty spot (24-28), there were still 10 minutes left on the board.

Ireland increased the pressure in the final five minutes but were met by a strong All Blacks defence. The result remained unchanged.

Ireland fall again in the quarter-finals and their 17-match unbeaten run ends. New Zealand remain on course for a fourth world title. In the semi-finals, the All Blacks look Argentina in the eye.

Wales, which reached the semi-finals in the previous World Cup, qualified for the group stage with a perfect report. Therefore, the Welsh were favorites against Argentina (second in their group).

There was nothing wrong with Wales in the first quarter. It opened a 10-0 lead, but then allowed the Argentines to get back into the game.

With two goals from penalty kicks before and two goals from penalty kicks after the end of the first half, Argentina suddenly led the debate: 10-12. Wells replied and jumped up. But in the final quarter, the Pumas turned a 17-12 deficit into a 17-29 win.

Thus, Argentina reaches the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the third time. The opponent will be Ireland or New Zealand, who face each other tonight at 9pm.