England’s rugby team finished third at the World Cup in France after beating Argentina 26-23 (16-10) in the minor final.

England – Argentina 26-23 (16-10) in Rugby World Cup 2023 minor final

The match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis (Paris) was tightly contested, and the final was one step away from overtime.

After a great start, England were 13-0 up after just 13 minutes and it looked like they would pull away significantly by the end.

Argentina fought back at the end of the first half and leveled the dispute, and in the second half showed a completely different game.

It was an emotional final for England when the Cougars missed a penalty with five minutes remaining that could have sent the match into extra time.

Earl and Dan scored for England, and Farrell managed to convert twice and four penalties.

For Argentina we scored tries from Cubelli and Carreras, Boffelli converted twice and two penalties, while Sanchez converted a penalty but missed the equalizer in the end.

England, who have been world champions since 2003, have lost three more finals: in 1991, 2007 and 2019.

South Africa and New Zealand will battle it out for the big trophy on Saturday from 10pm.

England’s path to the minor final

England – South Africa 15-16 / semi-final

England – Fiji 30-24 / quarter

England – Samoa 18-17

England – Chile 71-0

England – Japan 34-12

England – Argentina 27-10.

Who eventually won the Rugby World Cup

New Zealand (1987, 2011, 2015)

South Africa (1995, 2007, 2019)

Australia (1991, 1999)

England (2003)