ARGENTINA ended Wales’ World Cup journey during an enthralling quarter-final in Marseille.
Wales started brightly with a 10-point lead before Argentina responded with four Emiliano Boffelli penalties.
Tomos Williams restored Wales’ lead with a brilliant effort before two late tries from Joel Sclavi and Nicolas Sanchez sealed the win.
The Pumas face Ireland or New Zealand in the semi-final in Stade de France in Paris next Friday.

The match swung on a controversial decision by English referee Karl Dickson who had replaced Jaco Peyper early on in the game after the South African official suffered a calf injury.
Wales were leading 17-12 when Argentina lock Guido Petti’s shoulder caught the head of Wales centre Nick Tompkins at a ruck.
Dickson decided Petti’s action was legal and gave no sanction and Pumas prop Sclavi went on to score to give Argentina a 19-17 lead.
Tompkins was forced to go off to have a head injury assessment (HIA) which meant a limping Dan Biggar had to move to centre with fly-half Sam Costelow coming on.
With Wales chasing the game, Sanchez intercepted a Costelow pass to sprint away to score and added a late penalty to rub salt in the wounds and send Warren Gatland’s side home.
Wales wing Josh Adams escaped without a yellow card in the first half for a shoulder charge.

Wales had a late chance to clinch victory, but following a Rio Dyer break, Louis Rees-Zammit was denied in the corner by a brilliant Matias Moroni tackle.
It was a chaotic game with the numbers of Wales’ players peeling off their shirts in the first half and they have now fallen out of the tournament.

The Pumas were ecstatic and deserved victory as they sealed a second World Cup semi-final in France to follow up their achievements in 2007.
Argentina finished as runners-up in their pool in this tournament after losing the opening game against England, but have won four successive games to continue their participation under Michael Cheika.

Wales dream is over
It is a sad end to Wales’ World Cup journey after they had qualified for the quarter-finals as pool winners.
It was a fourth successive tournament in the last eight for Wales under Gatland, but it was not to prove a third semi-final appearance.
Gatland had returned for a second stint in December 2022 when he replaced Wayne Pivac and had a poor Six Nations with only one win in five games.

The New Zealander insisted before the tournament Wales would surprise people and do something special at this World Cup.
They exceeded expectations by winning the pool with victories against Fiji, Portugal, Australia and Georgia, but Wales and Gatland will see this as an opportunity missed.
It was also the final appearance for Wales fly-half Biggar, who will retire from international rugby after the tournament.
Biggar and Liam Williams bravely gave it their all after recovering from injuries, but could not stop the defeat by the Pumas.