Argentina At The Rugby World Cup
Argentina have competed in all six Rugby World Cups, having made their first appearance in the inaugural 1987 tournament. Their best result was in 2007, where they defeated the host side France in their opening game. After defeating their other opponents in Pool D, they proceeded to the knockout stage where they defeated Scotland in the quarter finals, before losing in the semi finals to eventual champions South Africa. In the Bronze Final they once again faced France, whom they succeeded in defeating for a second time to attain third place.
They also progressed past the pool stage in 1999, where they succeeded in defeating Ireland in the quarter final place-offs, but lost in the quarter finals to France.
Argentina has yet to host the World Cup. The Argentina national team is the most successful of any national side from the Americas at the tournament. As the team topped their pool in 2007, they automatically qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
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