You only need to take a look at the rankings for Pool D to understand what is at stake in the match. Argentina and Japan are second and third respectively, both with nine points on the clock. Behind a XV de la Rose which did the job and which should, barring disaster, finish in first place, Japanese and Argentines will face each other in a match which has a real flavor of the round of 16. The two nations were present in the quarter-finals of the previous edition, and therefore hope to repeat the performance. Woe to the vanquished!
The match, which takes place this Sunday in Nantes, will be followed from 1:00 p.m. on M6. It will also be available with live commentary on our Figaro website.