Who Will Win?
New Zealand will go into this matchup with Argentina as the favourites. Despite losing against France in the opening game of the tournament, the All Blacks have since been in formidable form and will come into this game on the back of a victory over Ireland, who were unbeaten in almost 20 test matches.
However, Argentina certainly won’t be pushovers. Despite starting their quarter-final slowly, they comfortably defeated Wales and will come into this knowing that they’re playing their best rugby of the tournament.
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Head-to-Head
Remarkably, New Zealand hold a winning record against every international team they’ve ever played. However, Argentina have performed admirably against the All Blacks lately and have won one of the last five games between the sides - so the result is far from a foregone conclusion.
Team Form
Both sides come into this Rugby World Cup semi-final in sparkling form. Although they both lost their first game of the tournament, they’ve gone unbeaten since and played some scintillating rugby in the process.
Below our team form guide, you can see in-depth stats about how the two sides have performed in their last five games, including stats about the number of tries they’ve scored, their overall points difference and the number of times they’ve scored the first try. New Zealand have the edge in each category, but a spirited and motivated Argentina team may be hard to beat.
Other Fixtures
An Argentina vs New Zealand Rugby World Cup semi-final is arguably the pick of this weekend’s sporting action. However, other games are also taking place. Check out the latest fixtures and results below.
Argentina vs New Zealand 2023: Detailed Match Preview
On Friday 20th October, 2023, Argentina will face New Zealand in a Rugby World Cup semi-final at the Stade de France in Paris.
New Zealand have not won the Rugby World Cup since 2015 and, after entering this tournament as the third or fourth favourites, they’ll feel as though they are well positioned to take the Webb Ellis Cup back to Auckland. Now they’ve beaten Ireland, it will take a brave person to bet against them making the final.
However, before the tournament started, many pundits believed that Argentina were somewhat of a dark horse. Ever since they suffered a disappointing defeat at the hands of fellow semi-finalists England, Michael Cheika’s men have been on a roll. Now, they’ll firmly believe that they’re only two good performances away from their first Rugby World Cup title.
Although New Zealand will certainly enter this match as the favourites, Michael Cheika’s men have put in some spirited performances during this Rugby World Cup and they are more than capable of springing a surprise. We can’t wait to see how it pans out. Let us know what you think will happen in the comments.
Live Updates
A bit of individual brilliance by Will Jordan leads to a try for New Zealand
Scott Barrett (New Zealand) is shown a yellow card
New Zealand are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Will Jordan touching down.
Richie Mo'unga adds the two points for New Zealand.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Shannon Frizell dots the ball down from close range.
Richie Mo'unga adds the two points for New Zealand.
What an effort there by Aaron Smith as they score the try.
Incisive passing by New Zealand is finished off by Shannon Frizell, as they goes over for the try.
Richie Mo'unga has kicked a penalty goal.
The Argentina supporters go wild as Emiliano Boffelli successfully kicks the penalty goal.
A series of passes by New Zealand results in a try for Jordie Barrett
Richie Mo'unga converts the try.
A series of passes by New Zealand results in a try for Will Jordan
Emiliano Boffelli has kicked a penalty goal.