# 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D

Pool D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 7 September and concluded on 30 September. The pool was composed of World Cup hosts France, Argentina, Georgia, Ireland and Namibia.

## Standings

Pool D was expected to be the Pool of Death in the 2007 tournament and so it proved: the final rankings were only determined after the last round of matches. The pool was won by Argentina, who won all their matches, while France, who lost to Argentina in the opening game of the tournament, finished in second place. Ireland, whom many commentators had expected to do well, were eliminated after winning only two matches, against Georgia and Namibia: Georgia came close to scoring a winning try late in their game, while Namibia recorded their best World Cup result against a team ranked in the top 10.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | B | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 33 | +110 | 2 | 18 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 37 | +151 | 3 | 15 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 1 | 9 | Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011 |
| 4 | Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 111 | −61 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 212 | −182 | 0 | 0 | |

## Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

### France vs Argentina

* 7 September 2007 21:00
| France | 12–17 | Argentina |
| Pen: Skrela (4/5) 7', 31', 40+', 60' | Report | Try: Corleto 27' m Pen: F. Contepomi (4/6) 5', 10', 24', 34' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,312 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| FB | 15 | Cédric Heymans |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 16' to 24' | 16' to 24' |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela | | | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Rémy Martin | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| LK | 18 | Sébastien Chabal | 60' |
| N8 | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| SH | 21 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Frédéric Michalak | 16' | 24' | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto |
| RW | 14 | Lucas Borges |
| OC | 13 | Manuel Contepomi | 48' to 50' | 48' to 50' | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Felipe Contepomi |
| LW | 11 | Horacio Agulla |
| FH | 10 | Juan Martín Hernández |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Pichot (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
| OF | 7 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Ostiglia | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | 28' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo |
| PR | 17 | Santiago González Bonorino | 64' |
| LK | 18 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | 28' |
| FL | 19 | Martín Durand | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini |
| CE | 22 | Hernán Senillosa | 48' | 50' | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
* Man of the Match:
* Felipe Contepomi (Argentina)
* Touch judges:
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* Fourth official:
* Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* Fifth official:
* Eric Gauzins (France)
Notes
* This was the third consecutive World Cup in which Argentina played the tournament host in the competition's opening match. In 1999, the Pumas lost 23–18 to Wales and in 2003 lost 24–8 to Australia.
* The three points from Skrela's second half penalty is the lowest points total in a half in World Cup history.
* This was the second consecutive world cup match (following the 2003 final), in which the winner was scoreless in the second half.
* This was the fifth win for Argentina in their last six Tests against France, whose sole win in November 2006 was by one point.
* Argentina became the second side to beat the hosts in the opening match, after New Zealand beat England in 1991 at Twickenham.
* It was France's first defeat in the first round of the World Cup (although they had a 20–20 draw against Scotland in 1987). Only New Zealand continued to have a 100% record in the first round after 2007, until the loss versus France in the opening match of 2023 Rugby World Cup.

### Ireland vs Namibia

* 9 September 2007 20:00
| Ireland | 32–17 | Namibia |
| Try: O'Driscoll 5' c Trimble 19' m Easterby 30' m Penalty try 49' c Flannery 76' m Con: O'Gara (2/5) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 17' | Report | Try: Nieuwenhuis 60' c Van Zyl 64' c Con: Wessels (2/2) Pen: Wessels (1/2) 40+' |
* Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 33,694 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) | 80+' |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 80' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 69' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best | 62' |
| LK | 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Isaac Boss |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace | 80' |
| FB | 22 | Geordan Murphy | 80+' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Tertius Losper |
| RW | 14 | Ryan Witbooi | 80+' |
| OC | 13 | Bradley Langenhoven |
| IC | 12 | Piet van Zyl |
| LW | 11 | Heini Bock |
| FH | 10 | Emile Wessels |
| SH | 9 | Eugene Jantjies | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Jacques Burger | 66' to 69' | 66' to 69' |
| OF | 7 | Heino Senekal | 22' |
| BF | 6 | Jacques Nieuwenhuis |
| RL | 5 | Nico Esterhuyse |
| LL | 4 | Wacca Kazombiaze |
| TP | 3 | Jané du Toit |
| HK | 2 | Hugo Horn | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Kees Lensing (c) | 50' | 78' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Johannes Meyer | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Johnny Redelinghuys | 50' | 78' |
| FL | 18 | Michael MacKenzie | 22' |
| FL | 19 | Tinus du Plessis | 66' | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Jurie van Tonder | 51' |
| CE | 21 | Lu-Wayne Botes |
| WG | 22 | Melrick Africa | 80+' |
| Coach: ||
| Hakkies Husselman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ryan Witbooi (Namibia)
* Touch judges:
* Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
* Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Paul Marks (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Fifth official:
* Stephane Pomarede (France)
Notes
* Brian O'Driscoll took sole possession of the all-time Ireland try-scoring lead from teammate Denis Hickie with his 30th try.
* This was Namibia's best result in a World Cup match, surpassing a thirty-point defeat to Romania in 2003.

### Argentina vs Georgia

* 11 September 2007 20:00
| Argentina | 33–3 | Georgia |
| Try: Borges (2) 47' c, 56' m Albacete 72' m Martin Aramburu 80' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/3) Hernández (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/3) 12', 35', 54' | Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 2' |
* Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,240 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto |
| RW | 14 | Lucas Borges | | | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi | 44' to 45' | 44' to 45' |
| IC | 12 | Felipe Contepomi (c) | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Federico Martín Aramburú |
| FH | 10 | Juan Martín Hernández |
| SH | 9 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| BF | 6 | Martín Durand |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | 44' to 45' | 44' to 45' | 68' |
| TP | 3 | Santiago González Bonorino | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Marcos Ayerza |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Omar Hasan | 45' |
| LK | 18 | Esteban Lozada | 44' | 45' | 68' |
| FL | 19 | Martín Schusterman | 61' |
| CE | 20 | Hernán Senillosa | 44' | 45' | 69' |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini | 74' |
| FB | 22 | Federico Serra Miras |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
| FB | 15 | Pavle Jimsheladze | 59' |
| RW | 14 | Irakli Machkhaneli |
| OC | 13 | Malkhaz Urjukashvili | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Irakli Giorgadze |
| LW | 11 | Besiki Khamashuridze |
| FH | 10 | Merab Kvirikashvili |
| SH | 9 | Irakli Abuseridze | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Besso Udessiani | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Grigol Labadze |
| BF | 6 | Giorgi Chkhaidze | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Mamuka Gorgodze |
| LL | 4 | Ilia Zedginidze (c) |
| TP | 3 | David Zirakashvili | 41' |
| HK | 2 | Akvsenti Giorgadze |
| LP | 1 | David Khinchagashvili | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Goderdzi Shvelidze | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Avtandil Kopaliani | 41' |
| LK | 18 | Victor Didebulidze | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Zviad Maisuradze | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Bidzina Samkharadze | 64' |
| CE | 21 | Revaz Gigauri | 74' |
| WG | 22 | Giorgi Shkinin | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Malkhaz Cheishvili ||
* Man of the Match:
* Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Argentina)
* Touch judges:
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Dave Pearson (England)
* Television match official:
* Hugh Watkins (Wales)
* Fourth official:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Fifth official:
* Laurent Valin (France)

### Ireland vs Georgia

* 15 September 2007 21:00
| Ireland | 14–10 | Georgia |
| Try: R. Best 17' c Dempsey 55' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) | Report | Try: Shkinin 45' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 37' |
* Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 33,807 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 37' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby | | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery | | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best | | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best | | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Isaac Boss | | 70' |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| FB | 22 | Geordan Murphy |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Otar Barkalaia | 34' |
| RW | 14 | Giorgi Shkinin |
| OC | 13 | Malkhaz Urjukashvili |
| IC | 12 | Davit Kacharava |
| LW | 11 | Giorgi Elizbarashvili | 51' |
| FH | 10 | Merab Kvirikashvili |
| SH | 9 | Bidzina Samkharadze | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Giorgi Chkhaidze |
| OF | 7 | Rati Urushadze |
| BF | 6 | Ilia Maisuradze | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Mamuka Gorgodze |
| LL | 4 | Ilia Zedginidze (c) | 32' |
| TP | 3 | Avtandil Kopaliani | 48' |
| HK | 2 | Goderdzi Shvelidze |
| LP | 1 | Mamuka Magrakvelidze | 48' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Akvsenti Giorgadze | 48' |
| PR | 17 | David Khinchagashvili | 48' |
| LK | 18 | Levan Datunashvili | 32' |
| FL | 19 | Zviad Maisuradze | 58' |
| SH | 20 | Irakli Abuseridze | 72' |
| CE | 21 | Irakli Machkhaneli | 34' |
| WG | 22 | Otar Eloshvili | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Malkhaz Cheishvili ||
* Man of the Match:
* Giorgi Shkinin (Georgia)
* Touch judges:
* Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
* Paul Marks (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Fifth official:
* Hervé Dubes (France)

### France vs Namibia

* 16 September 2007 21:00
| France | 87–10 | Namibia |
| Try: Heymans 7' m Marty 11' c Dusautoir 21' c Nallet (2) 32' c, 40+' c Clerc (3) 38' c, 59' c, 65' c Bonnaire 47' c Chabal (2) 49' c, 54' c Élissalde 56' c Ibañez 75' m Con: Élissalde (11/13) | Report | Try: Langenhoven 79' c Con: Losper (1/1) Drop: Wessels (1/1) 10' |
* Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 35,339 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga | 54' |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Sébastien Chabal | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers | 42' |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Nicolas Mas | 42' |
| LK | 18 | Fabien Pelous | 58' |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 54' |
| FH | 20 | Lionel Beauxis | 63' |
| CE | 21 | Yannick Jauzion | 51' |
| WG | 22 | Aurélien Rougerie | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Tertius Losper |
| RW | 14 | Ryan Witbooi |
| OC | 13 | Bradley Langenhoven |
| IC | 12 | Piet van Zyl | | 66' |
| LW | 11 | Heini Bock |
| FH | 10 | Emile Wessels | | 12' |
| SH | 9 | Jurie van Tonder | | 41' |
| N8 | 8 | Jacques Nieuwenhuis | 19' |
| OF | 7 | Jacques Burger | | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Michael MacKenzie |
| RL | 5 | Nico Esterhuyse | | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Wacca Kazombiaze |
| TP | 3 | Jané du Toit | | | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Hugo Horn | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Kees Lensing (c) | | 57' | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Johannes Meyer | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Johnny Redelinghuys | | 57' |
| FL | 18 | Herman Lintvelt | | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Tinus du Plessis | | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Eugene Jantjies | | 41' |
| CE | 21 | Lu-Wayne Botes | | 12' |
| WG | 22 | Melrick Africa | | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Hakkies Husselman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (France)
* Touch judges:
* Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
* Carlo Damasco (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Fourth official:
* Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
* Fifth official:
* Jean-Luc Rebollal (France)

### France vs Ireland

* 21 September 2007 21:00
| France | 25–3 | Ireland |
| Try: Clerc (2) 59' m, 69' m Pen: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 22', 40+', 55' | Report | Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 37' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,267 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | | 72' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty | | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen | | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Sébastien Chabal | | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) | | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud | | 74' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | | 46' |
| FL | 19 | Yannick Nyanga | | 62' |
| FH | 20 | Lionel Beauxis | | 74' |
| CE | 21 | Yannick Jauzion | | 74' |
| WG | 22 | Aurélien Rougerie | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby | | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell | 64' |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | | 72' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes | | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery | | 50' to 55' | 50' to 55' | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | | 50' | 55' | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best | | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly | | 72' |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best | | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Isaac Boss |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| CE | 22 | Gavin Duffy |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (France)
* Touch judges:
* Hugh Watkins (Wales)
* Dave Pearson (England)
* Television match official:
* Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
* Fourth official:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Fifth official:
* Eric Gauzins (France)

### Argentina vs Namibia

* 22 September 2007 21:00
| Argentina | 63–3 | Namibia |
| Try: Roncero 25' c Leguizamón (2) 35' m, 52' c M. Contepomi 38' c F. Contepomi 45' c Tiesi 55' m Corleto 58' m Penalty try 63' c Todeschini 71' c Con: Contepomi (4/7) Todeschini (2/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (2/2) 10', 20' | Report | Pen: Schreuder (1/1) 7' |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,067 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto | 65' |
| RW | 14 | Hernán Senillosa |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Tiesi |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Contepomi |
| LW | 11 | Horacio Agulla |
| FH | 10 | Felipe Contepomi | 59' |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Pichot (c) | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | 59' |
| OF | 7 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Ostiglia |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Omar Hasan |
| HK | 2 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mario Ledesma |
| PR | 17 | Martín Scelzo | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Gonzalo Longo | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda | 56' |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini | 59' |
| FB | 22 | Federico Serra Miras | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
| FB | 15 | Heini Bock |
| RW | 14 | Deon Mouton | 53' |
| OC | 13 | Du Preez Grobler | 51' |
| IC | 12 | Corne Powell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Melrick Africa |
| FH | 10 | Morne Schreuder | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Eugene Jantjies |
| N8 | 8 | Tinus du Plessis |
| OF | 7 | Jacques Burger |
| BF | 6 | Michael MacKenzie | 39' |
| RL | 5 | Nico Esterhuyse |
| LL | 4 | Wacca Kazombiaze | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Marius Visser | 41' |
| HK | 2 | Johannes Meyer | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Johnny Redelinghuys |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Hugo Horn | 41' |
| PR | 17 | Kees Lensing | 41' |
| FL | 18 | Herman Lintvelt | 39' |
| LK | 19 | Heino Senekal | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Jurie van Tonder | 73' |
| CE | 21 | Bradley Langenhoven | 53' |
| CE | 22 | Piet van Zyl | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Hakkies Husselman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina)
* Touch judges:
* Carlo Damasco (Italy)
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
* Fourth official:
* Joël Jutge (France)
* Fifth official:
* Franck Maciello (France)

### Georgia vs Namibia

* 26 September 2007 18:00
| Georgia | 30–0 | Namibia |
| Try: Giorgadze 37' c Machkhaneli 70' c Kacharava 80+' c Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69' | Report | |
* Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 32,549 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Malkhaz Urjukashvili | 69' |
| RW | 14 | Irakli Machkhaneli |
| OC | 13 | Davit Kacharava |
| IC | 12 | Irakli Giorgadze |
| LW | 11 | Giorgi Shkinin | 47' |
| FH | 10 | Merab Kvirikashvili |
| SH | 9 | Irakli Abuseridze (c) | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Giorgi Chkhaidze |
| OF | 7 | Rati Urushadze | 51' |
| BF | 6 | Grigol Labadze |
| RL | 5 | Mamuka Gorgodze | 19' |
| LL | 4 | Levan Datunashvili |
| TP | 3 | David Zirakashvili |
| HK | 2 | Akvsenti Giorgadze | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Goderdzi Shvelidze |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | David Khinchagashvili | 56' | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Avtandil Kopaliani | | 72' |
| LK | 18 | Victor Didebulidze | 19' |
| N8 | 19 | Besso Udessiani | 51' |
| SH | 20 | Bidzina Samkharadze | 56' |
| CE | 21 | Revaz Gigauri | 69' |
| WG | 22 | Besiki Khamashuridze | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Malkhaz Cheishvili ||
| FB | 15 | Heini Bock | | | 72' |
| RW | 14 | Ryan Witbooi |
| OC | 13 | Piet van Zyl |
| IC | 12 | Corne Powell |
| LW | 11 | Bradley Langenhoven |
| FH | 10 | Morne Schreuder | 59' |
| SH | 9 | Jurie van Tonder | 44' to 55' | 44' to 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Tinus du Plessis | 41' |
| OF | 7 | Jacques Burger |
| BF | 6 | Jacques Nieuwenhuis |
| RL | 5 | Heino Senekal | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Wacca Kazombiaze |
| TP | 3 | Marius Visser | 41' |
| HK | 2 | Hugo Horn | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Kees Lensing (c) |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Johannes Meyer | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Johnny Redelinghuys | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Jané du Toit | 41' | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Nico Esterhuyse | 41' |
| SH | 20 | Eugene Jantjies | 44' | 55' | 72' |
| WG | 21 | Melrick Africa | 59' |
| LK | 22 | Domingo Kamonga | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Hakkies Husselman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Merab Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
* Touch judges:
* Paul Marks (Australia)
* Malcolm Changleng (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Fifth official:
* Bruno Gaudefrin (France)

### France vs Georgia

* 30 September 2007 15:00
| France | 64–7 | Georgia |
| Try: Poitrenaud 6' c Nyanga 30' c Beauxis 37' c Dominici (2) 45' m, 57' m Bruno 52' c Nallet 63' c Martin 67' m Bonnaire 80' m Con: Beauxis (5/9) Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 4', 18', 24' | Report | Try: Z. Maisuradze 72' c Con: Urjukashvili (1/1) |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 58,695 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | 73' |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | David Marty | 58' |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni | 21' |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Yannick Nyanga |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen (c) | 64' |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 58' | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Sébastien Bruno | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud | | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Nicolas Mas | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Fabien Pelous | 54' |
| FL | 19 | Rémy Martin | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 21' |
| FH | 21 | David Skrela | 58' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Otar Barkalaia | | 54' |
| RW | 14 | Malkhaz Urjukashvili |
| OC | 13 | Revaz Gigauri | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Irakli Giorgadze |
| LW | 11 | Besiki Khamashuridze | | 54' |
| FH | 10 | Merab Kvirikashvili |
| SH | 9 | Irakli Abuseridze (c) | | 31' |
| N8 | 8 | Giorgi Chkhaidze |
| OF | 7 | Rati Urushadze | | 33' to 39' | 33' to 39' |
| BF | 6 | Ilia Maisuradze | | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Zurab Mtchedlishvili |
| LL | 4 | Victor Didebulidze | | 41' |
| TP | 3 | David Zirakashvili |
| HK | 2 | Akvsenti Giorgadze |
| LP | 1 | Mamuka Magrakvelidze | 29' | | | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Goderdzi Shvelidze | | 33' | 39' | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Avtandil Kopaliani |
| LK | 18 | Levan Datunashvili | | 41' |
| FL | 19 | Zviad Maisuradze | | 49' |
| SH | 20 | Bidzina Samkharadze | | 31' |
| WG | 21 | Otar Eloshvili | | 54' |
| WG | 22 | Giorgi Elizbarashvili | | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| Malkhaz Cheishvili ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lionel Beauxis (France)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Dave Pearson (England)
* Television match official:
* Hugh Watkins (Wales)
* Fourth official:
* Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
* Fifth official:
* Franck Maciello (France)

### Ireland vs Argentina

* 30 September 2007 17:00
| Ireland | 15–30 | Argentina |
| Try: O'Driscoll 32' c Murphy 47' m Con: O'Gara (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 20' | Report | Try: Borges 17' m Agulla 39' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 43', 62', 66' Drop: Hernández (3/5) 21', 36', 79' |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,450 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie | 71' |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 25' to 28' | 25' to 28' | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 65' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Bryan Young |
| LK | 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best | 25' | 28' | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Isaac Boss | 66' |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| CE | 22 | Gavin Duffy | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto |
| RW | 14 | Lucas Borges |
| OC | 13 | Manuel Contepomi | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Felipe Contepomi |
| LW | 11 | Horacio Agulla |
| FH | 10 | Juan Martín Hernández |
| SH | 9 | Agustín Pichot (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Gonzalo Longo |
| OF | 7 | Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe |
| BF | 6 | Lucas Ostiglia | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma | 79' |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo | 79' |
| PR | 17 | Omar Hasan | 77' |
| LK | 18 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | 55' |
| FL | 19 | Martín Durand | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini |
| CE | 22 | Hernán Senillosa | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gonzalo Longo (Argentina)
* Touch judges:
* Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
* Craig Joubert (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Christophe Berdos (France)
* Fifth official:
* Eric Gauzins (France)
Notes
* This was the second time that Argentina had eliminated Ireland from a Rugby World Cup, having also done so in the 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final play-off.
* This was Paul Honiss' 44th test as referee, equalling the record of Welsh referee Derek Bevan.