# 2007 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup began on 6 October with a quarter-final between Australia and England and concluded on 20 October with the final, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, between England and South Africa, their second meeting in this tournament.
South Africa were the first team to qualify for the knockout stage, when they beat Tonga 30–25 in their penultimate Pool A game.
This was the first Rugby World Cup tournament to have its semi-finalists coming from only two pools (Pools A and D), and the finalists coming from just one pool (Pool A). The top two representative nations of each of pools B and C were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

## Summary

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 October – Marseille | 6 October – Marseille | | | |
| Australia | 10 | | | |
| Australia | 10 | 13 October – Saint-Denis | 13 October – Saint-Denis | | |
| England | 12 | 13 October – Saint-Denis | 13 October – Saint-Denis | |
| England | 12 | England | 14 | |
| 6 October – Cardiff | 6 October – Cardiff | | England | 14 | |
| 6 October – Cardiff | 6 October – Cardiff | France | 9 | |
| New Zealand | 18 | France | 9 | |
| New Zealand | 18 | | | | 20 October – Saint-Denis | 20 October – Saint-Denis |
| France | 20 | | | | 20 October – Saint-Denis | 20 October – Saint-Denis |
| France | 20 | | | | England | 6 |
| 7 October – Marseille | 7 October – Marseille | | | | | England | 6 |
| 7 October – Marseille | 7 October – Marseille | | | | South Africa | 15 |
| South Africa | 37 | | | | South Africa | 15 |
| South Africa | 37 | 14 October – Saint-Denis | 14 October – Saint-Denis | | | |
| Fiji | 20 | 14 October – Saint-Denis | 14 October – Saint-Denis | | | |
| Fiji | 20 | South Africa | 37 | | | |
| 7 October – Saint-Denis | 7 October – Saint-Denis | | South Africa | 37 | | | |
| 7 October – Saint-Denis | 7 October – Saint-Denis | Argentina | 13 | | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 13 | | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 19 | | | | 19 October – Paris | 19 October – Paris |
| Scotland | 13 | | | | 19 October – Paris | 19 October – Paris |
| Scotland | 13 | | | | France | 10 |
| | | | | | Argentina | 34 |

## Quarter-finals
### Australia vs England

* 6 October 2007 15:00
| Australia | 10–12 | England |
| Try: Tuqiri 33' c Con: Mortlock (1/1) Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 7' | Report | Pen: Wilkinson (4/7) 23', 26', 52', 60' |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 59,102 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Chris Latham |
| RW | 14 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | 64' |
| OC | 13 | Stirling Mortlock (c) |
| IC | 12 | Matt Giteau |
| LW | 11 | Lote Tuqiri |
| FH | 10 | Berrick Barnes |
| SH | 9 | George Gregan |
| N8 | 8 | Wycliff Palu | 76' |
| OF | 7 | George Smith | 64' |
| BF | 6 | Rocky Elsom | | | 64' |
| RL | 5 | Daniel Vickerman | 28' to 30' | 28' to 30' |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Sharpe |
| TP | 3 | Guy Shepherdson | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Stephen Moore | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Dunning |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Adam Freier | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Al Baxter | 64' |
| LK | 18 | Hugh McMeniman | 28' | 30' | 64' |
| N8 | 19 | Stephen Hoiles | 76' |
| FL | 20 | Phil Waugh | 64' |
| FH | 21 | Julian Huxley |
| WG | 22 | Drew Mitchell | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| John Connolly ||
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt | 64' |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall | 22' to 28' | 22' to 28' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Martin Corry |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Regan | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 59' |
| N8 | 18 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 69' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Richards | 22' | 28' |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood | 64' |
| CE | 22 | Dan Hipkiss |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrew Sheridan (England)
* Touch judges:
* Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* Fourth official:
* Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
* Fifth official:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Notes
* This was England's third consecutive World Cup win against Australia, following victories in the 1995 quarter-final and 2003 Final, and gave them a 3-2 head-to-head winning World Cup record against the Wallabies. Furthermore, England remained the only team to record a Rugby World Cup win over the Wallabies since South Africa beat them in the opening match of the 1995 World Cup.
* Jonny Wilkinson's 12 points in this game took him past Gavin Hastings' record of 227 World Cup points.

### New Zealand vs France

* 6 October 2007 21:00
| New Zealand | 18–20 | France |
| Try: McAlister 17' c So'oialo 63' m Con: Carter (1/1) Pen: Carter (2/2) 14', 31' | Report | Try: Dusautoir 54' c Jauzion 69' c Con: Beauxis (1/1) Élissalde (1/1) Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 40+', 46' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,669 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Leon MacDonald |
| RW | 14 | Joe Rokocoko |
| OC | 13 | Mils Muliaina |
| IC | 12 | Luke McAlister | 46' |
| LW | 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu |
| FH | 10 | Dan Carter | | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Byron Kelleher | | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Rodney So'oialo |
| OF | 7 | Richie McCaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Jerry Collins | | 64' |
| RL | 5 | Ali Williams |
| LL | 4 | Keith Robinson | | 42' |
| TP | 3 | Carl Hayman |
| HK | 2 | Anton Oliver | | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Tony Woodcock |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Hore | | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Neemia Tialata |
| LK | 18 | Chris Jack | | 42' |
| FL | 19 | Chris Masoe | | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Brendon Leonard | | 56' |
| FH | 21 | Nick Evans | | 56' | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Isaia Toeava | | | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Damien Traille |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans | 69' |
| FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen | 5' |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 52' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud | 41' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 41' |
| LK | 18 | Sébastien Chabal | 52' |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 5' |
| FH | 20 | Frédéric Michalak | 68' |
| WG | 21 | Christophe Dominici | 69' |
| FB | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* Man of the Match:
* Luke McAlister (New Zealand)
* Touch judges:
* Tony Spreadbury (England)
* Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Chris White (England)
* Fourth official:
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Fifth official:
* Tim Hayes (Wales)
Notes
* This was New Zealand's worst World Cup finish; they had never before failed to reach the semi-finals.

### South Africa vs Fiji

* 7 October 2007 15:00
| South Africa | 37–20 | Fiji |
| Try: Fourie 13' m Smit 35' m Pietersen 51' c Smith 70' c James 80' c Con: Montgomery (3/5) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 8' Montgomery (1/2) 63' | Report | Try: Delasau 57' c Bobo 59' c Con: Bai (2/2) Pen: Bai (2/2) 26', 44' |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,943 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | JP Pietersen |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie |
| IC | 12 | François Steyn |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Butch James |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez |
| N8 | 8 | Danie Rossouw | 50' |
| BF | 7 | Juan Smith |
| OF | 6 | Schalk Burger |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha | 53' to 58' | 53' to 58' | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Jannie du Plessis |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Gary Botha |
| PR | 17 | Gurthro Steenkamp | 53' |
| LK | 18 | Johannes Muller | 53' | 58' | 75' |
| FL | 19 | Wikus van Heerden | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar |
| FH | 21 | André Pretorius |
| CE | 22 | Wynand Olivier |
| Coach: ||
| Jake White ||
| FB | 15 | Norman Ligairi |
| RW | 14 | Vilimoni Delasau |
| OC | 13 | Kameli Ratuvou | | 64' |
| IC | 12 | Seru Rabeni | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Sereli Bobo |
| FH | 10 | Seremaia Bai |
| SH | 9 | Mosese Rauluni (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Sisa Koyamaibole |
| OF | 7 | Akapusi Qera | | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Semisi Naevo |
| RL | 5 | Ifereimi Rawaqa |
| LL | 4 | Kele Leawere | | 73' |
| TP | 3 | Henry Qiodravu | | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Sunia Koto | | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Graham Dewes |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bill Gadolo | | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Jone Railomo | | 55' |
| CE | 18 | Aca Ratuva | | 71' |
| LK | 19 | Wame Lewaravu | | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Jone Daunivucu |
| FH | 21 | Waisea Luveniyali |
| CE | 22 | Gabiriele Lovobalavu | | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Ilie Tabua ||
* Man of the Match:
* Juan Smith (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
* Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Fourth official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* Fifth official:
* Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Notes
* This was Fiji's first quarter-final appearance since the inaugural competition in 1987.

### Argentina vs Scotland

* 7 October 2007 21:00
| Argentina | 19–13 | Scotland |
| Try: Longo Elía 33' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 23', 29', 43' Drop: Hernández (1/4) 54' | Report | Try: Cusiter 63' c Con: Paterson (1/1) Pen: Parks (1/2) 16' Paterson (1/1) 38' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,866 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto |
| RW | 14 | Lucas Borges |
| OC | 13 | Manuel Contepomi | 67' |
| 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 | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | 51' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo |
| PR | 17 | Omar Hasan | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini |
| CE | 22 | Hernán Senillosa | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
| FB | 15 | Rory Lamont | 68' |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Simon Webster |
| IC | 12 | Rob Dewey | 41' |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Jason White (c) |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Craig Smith | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Kelly Brown | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter | 57' |
| CE | 21 | Andrew Henderson | 41' |
| FB | 22 | Hugo Southwell | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gonzalo Longo Elía (Argentina)
* Touch judges:
* Chris White (England)
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
* Fourth official:
* Tony Spreadbury (England)
* Fifth official:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
Notes
* Argentina's win took them into their first ever World Cup semi-final. Scotland had been seeking to reach their second semi-final, after a fourth-place finish in 1991.

## Semi-finals
### England vs France

* 13 October 2007 21:00
| England | 14–9 | France |
| Try: Lewsey 2' m Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75' Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78' | Report | Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,283 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey | 40' |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody | 54' |
| BF | 6 | Martin Corry |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Regan | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 56' |
| N8 | 18 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 69' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 54' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Richards | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Dan Hipkiss | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Damien Traille |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans | 61' |
| FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis | 51' |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen | 67' |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 25' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Sébastien Chabal | 25' |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 67' |
| FH | 20 | Frédéric Michalak | 51' |
| WG | 21 | Christophe Dominici | 61' |
| FB | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mike Catt (England)
* Touch judges:
* Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Fifth official:
* Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Notes
* Josh Lewsey's try, scored after 79 seconds, was the fastest in any match in the knockout stage of a Rugby World Cup and is thought to be the fastest try in England's history.
* Jonny Wilkinson extended his World Cup points record to 243.

### South Africa vs Argentina

* 14 October 2007 21:00
| South Africa | 37–13 | Argentina |
| Try: Du Preez 7' c Habana (2) 32' c, 76' c Rossouw 40' c Con: Montgomery (4/4) Pen: Montgomery (3/3) 17', 71', 75' | Report | Try: M. Contepomi 45' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (2/4) 15', 30' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,055 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | JP Pietersen | | 76' |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie |
| IC | 12 | François Steyn | | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Butch James | | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez |
| N8 | 8 | Danie Rossouw | | 75' |
| BF | 7 | Juan Smith | 78' |
| OF | 6 | Schalk Burger |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha | | 21' to 29' | 21' to 29' | 76' |
| TP | 3 | CJ van der Linde |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) | | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt | | 44' to 49' | 44' to 49' | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bismarck du Plessis | | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Jannie du Plessis | | 44' | 49' | 72' |
| LK | 18 | Johannes Muller | | 21' | 29' | 76' |
| N8 | 19 | Bobby Skinstad | | 75' |
| SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar | | 76' |
| FH | 21 | André Pretorius | | 76' |
| CE | 22 | Wynand Olivier | | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Jake White ||
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto |
| RW | 14 | Lucas Borges |
| OC | 13 | Manuel Contepomi | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Felipe Contepomi | 79' |
| 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 | | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Ignacio Fernández Lobbe | | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Scelzo | | 34' |
| HK | 2 | Mario Ledesma |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo |
| PR | 17 | Omar Hasan | | 34' |
| LK | 18 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Tiesi | | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
* Man of the Match:
* Danie Rossouw (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Chris White (England)
* Television match official:
* Tony Spreadbury (England)
* Fourth official:
* Joël Jutge (France)
* Fifth official:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
Notes
* With his second try in this match, Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu's single-tournament record of eight tries.

## Bronze final: France vs Argentina

* 19 October 2007 21:00
| France | 10–34 | Argentina |
| Try: Poitrenaud 69' c Con: Beauxis (1/1) Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 18' | Report | Try: F. Contepomi (2) 28' c, 77' c Hasan 32' c Martín Aramburú 53' m Corleto 65' m Con: F. Contepomi (3/5) Pen: F. Contepomi (1/1) 21' |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,958 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie | | 62' |
| OC | 12 | David Marty | | 70' |
| IC | 13 | David Skrela |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir | | 42' |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion | | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) | 40+' | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Sébastien Bruno | | 42' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers |
| LK | 18 | Sébastien Chabal | | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Rémy Martin | | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni | | 55' |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis | | 70' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Ignacio Corleto | | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Federico Martín Aramburú |
| OC | 13 | Manuel Contepomi | | 62' |
| IC | 12 | Felipe Contepomi | | 70' to 77' | 70' to 77' |
| 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 | Martín Durand | | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Patricio Albacete |
| LL | 4 | Rimas Álvarez Kairelis | 40+' | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Omar Hasan | | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Alberto Vernet Basualdo |
| LP | 1 | Rodrigo Roncero | | 79' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Eusebio Guiñazu | | 79' |
| PR | 17 | Marcos Ayerza | | 71' |
| LK | 18 | Esteban Lozada | | 71' |
| N8 | 19 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón | 63' | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Nicolás Fernández Miranda | | 70' | 77' |
| FH | 21 | Federico Todeschini | | 74' |
| CE | 22 | Hernán Senillosa | | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Marcelo Loffreda ||
* Man of the Match:
* Agustín Pichot (Argentina)
* Touch judges:
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* Fourth official:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Fifth official:
* Chris White (England)
Notes
* This was referee Paul Honiss's 45th test, breaking the record he had previously shared with Derek Bevan of Wales. This record would be surpassed by Jonathan Kaplan in 2008.
* French centre David Marty played outside centre despite wearing the #12, David Skrela played inside centre with the #13.
* This was the first occasion in Rugby World Cup history where two teams who had played each other in the pool stage met each other later on in the same tournament.

## Final: England vs South Africa

* 20 October 2007 21:00
| England | 6–15 | South Africa |
| Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44' | Report | Pen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51' Steyn (1/2) 62' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,430 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson | 47' |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Martin Corry |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) | 41' |
| HK | 2 | Mark Regan | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 41' |
| N8 | 18 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 63' | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Richards | | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood | 51' |
| CE | 22 | Dan Hipkiss | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Percy Montgomery |
| RW | 14 | JP Pietersen |
| OC | 13 | Jaque Fourie |
| IC | 12 | François Steyn |
| LW | 11 | Bryan Habana |
| FH | 10 | Butch James |
| SH | 9 | Fourie du Preez |
| N8 | 8 | Danie Rossouw | 72' |
| BF | 7 | Juan Smith |
| OF | 6 | Schalk Burger |
| RL | 5 | Victor Matfield |
| LL | 4 | Bakkies Botha |
| TP | 3 | CJ van der Linde |
| HK | 2 | John Smit (c) | 72' to 77' | 72' to 77' |
| LP | 1 | Os du Randt |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bismarck du Plessis | 72' | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Jannie du Plessis |
| LK | 18 | Johannes Muller |
| FL | 19 | Wikus van Heerden | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Ruan Pienaar |
| FH | 21 | André Pretorius |
| CE | 22 | Wynand Olivier |
| Coach: ||
| Jake White ||
* Man of the Match:
* Victor Matfield (South Africa)
* Touch judges:
* Joël Jutge (France)
* Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
* Fourth official:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Fifth official:
* Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
Notes
* Jonny Wilkinson's six points in this game made him the leading points scorer in World Cups with 249 points.
* Percy Montgomery finished as the tournament's leading points scorer, with 105 points.
* This was the second occasion in Rugby World Cup history where two teams who had played each other in the pool stage met each other later on in the same tournament, and the first time it had happened in the final.