# 2023 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup is the second and final stage of the competition, following the pool stage. Played from 14 to 28 October, the knockout stage will end with the final, held at Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 8 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

## Format

The knockout stage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be contested by the eight teams that qualified from the pool stage, the top two teams from each of the four pools. Matches in the knockout stage are played to a result; if the scores are tied at the end of 80 minutes, a 10-minute period of extra time is played; if scores remain level after extra time, an additional 10-minute "sudden death" period will be played, and the first team to score any points wins. If the score still remains tied, a kicking competition will ensue. All times listed are local in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

## Qualified teams

Wales were the first side to secure qualification to the knockout stage after their record breaking victory over Australia in the pool stage. England became the next side to qualify for the quarter-finals four days later after Japan's victory over Samoa in Pool D. This result also meant England were the first team to be guaranteed top seed. New Zealand secured their place in the knockout stage after their pool match win over Uruguay. Hosts France also confirmed their place the following day after their victory over Italy. Ireland and South Africa both qualified from Pool B simultaneously following Ireland's victory over Scotland. Argentina edged Japan to progression from Pool D following their victory over the Brave Blossoms in their final match. In the last match of the pool stage, Fiji were narrowly defeated by Portugal in Pool C but still qualified for the knockout stage ahead of Australia based on their head-to-head record against the Wallabies who suffered elimination from the World Cup at the pool stage for the first time.
| Pool | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | France | New Zealand |
| B | Ireland | South Africa |
| C | Wales | Fiji |
| D | England | Argentina |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 14 October – Marseille | 14 October – Marseille | | | |
| Wales | 17 | | | |
| Wales | 17 | 20 October – Saint-Denis | 20 October – Saint-Denis | | |
| Argentina | 29 | 20 October – Saint-Denis | 20 October – Saint-Denis | |
| Argentina | 29 | Argentina | 6 | |
| 14 October – Saint-Denis | 14 October – Saint-Denis | | Argentina | 6 | |
| 14 October – Saint-Denis | 14 October – Saint-Denis | New Zealand | 44 | |
| Ireland | 24 | New Zealand | 44 | |
| Ireland | 24 | | | | 28 October – Saint-Denis | 28 October – Saint-Denis |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | | 28 October – Saint-Denis | 28 October – Saint-Denis |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | | New Zealand | 11 |
| 15 October – Marseille | 15 October – Marseille | | | | | New Zealand | 11 |
| 15 October – Marseille | 15 October – Marseille | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| England | 30 | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| England | 30 | 21 October – Saint-Denis | 21 October – Saint-Denis | | | |
| Fiji | 24 | 21 October – Saint-Denis | 21 October – Saint-Denis | | | |
| Fiji | 24 | England | 15 | | | |
| 15 October – Saint-Denis | 15 October – Saint-Denis | | England | 15 | | | |
| 15 October – Saint-Denis | 15 October – Saint-Denis | South Africa | 16 | | Bronze final | Bronze final |
| France | 28 | South Africa | 16 | | Bronze final | Bronze final |
| France | 28 | | | | 27 October – Saint-Denis | 27 October – Saint-Denis |
| South Africa | 29 | | | | 27 October – Saint-Denis | 27 October – Saint-Denis |
| South Africa | 29 | | | | Argentina | 23 |
| | | | | | England | 26 |

## Quarter-finals
### Wales vs Argentina

* 14 October 2023 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Wales | 17–29 | Argentina |
| Try: Biggar 14' c T. Williams 57' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 16', 58' Pen: Biggar (1/2) 21' | Report | Try: Sclavi 68' c Sánchez 77' c Con: Boffelli (2/2) 69', 78' Pen: Boffelli (4/5) 39', 45', 44', 48' Sánchez (1/1) 80' |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 62,576 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Karl Dickson (England)
| Wales | Argentina |
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | 60' |
| RW | 14 | Louis Rees-Zammit |
| OC | 13 | George North |
| IC | 12 | Nick Tompkins | 65' | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Josh Adams |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Aaron Wainwright |
| OF | 7 | Tommy Reffell | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Jac Morgan (c) |
| RL | 5 | Adam Beard | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Will Rowlands |
| TP | 3 | Tomas Francis | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Ryan Elias | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Gareth Thomas | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dewi Lake | 41' |
| PR | 17 | Corey Domachowski | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Dillon Lewis | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Dafydd Jenkins | 66' |
| LK | 20 | Christ Tshiunza | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Tomos Williams | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Sam Costelow | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Rio Dyer | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Juan Cruz Mallía |
| RW | 14 | Emiliano Boffelli |
| OC | 13 | Lucio Cinti |
| IC | 12 | Santiago Chocobares | 27' |
| LW | 11 | Mateo Carreras |
| FH | 10 | Santiago Carreras | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Facundo Isa | 55' |
| OF | 7 | Marcos Kremer |
| BF | 6 | Juan Martín González |
| RL | 5 | Tomás Lavanini | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Gómez Kodela | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Julián Montoya (c) | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Gallo | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Joel Sclavi | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Eduardo Bello | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Matías Alemanno | 55' |
| N8 | 20 | Rodrigo Bruni | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Lautaro Bazán | 55' |
| FH | 22 | Nicolás Sánchez | 69' |
| CE | 23 | Matías Moroni | 27' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
* Player of the Match:
* Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Karl Dickson (England), Jordan Way (Australia)
* Andrea Piardi (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Notes:
* Referee Jaco Peyper was forced to withdraw from the match in the 16th minute, after sustaining a calf injury. He was replaced by assistant referee Karl Dickson. Reserve official Jordan Way took Dickson's place as an assistant.

### Ireland vs New Zealand

* 14 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Ireland | 24–28 | New Zealand |
| Try: Aki 27' c Gibson-Park 39' c Penalty try 64' Con: Sexton (2/2) 29', 40' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 22' | Report | Try: Fainga'anuku 19' c Savea 33' m Jordan 53' c Con: Mo'unga (1/2) 21' J. Barrett (1/1) 54' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 8' J. Barrett (2/3) 14', 69' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,845 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| Ireland | New Zealand |
| FB | 15 | Hugo Keenan |
| RW | 14 | Mack Hansen | 56' |
| OC | 13 | Garry Ringrose |
| IC | 12 | Bundee Aki |
| LW | 11 | James Lowe |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton (c) |
| SH | 9 | Jamison Gibson-Park | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Caelan Doris |
| OF | 7 | Josh van der Flier | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |
| RL | 5 | Iain Henderson | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Tadhg Beirne |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Dan Sheehan | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Porter | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rónan Kelleher | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Dave Kilcoyne | 76' |
| PR | 18 | Finlay Bealham | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Joe McCarthy | 59' |
| N8 | 20 | Jack Conan | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Conor Murray | 61' |
| FH | 22 | Jack Crowley |
| FB | 23 | Jimmy O'Brien | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Farrell ||
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Will Jordan |
| OC | 13 | Rieko Ioane |
| IC | 12 | Jordie Barrett |
| LW | 11 | Leicester Fainga'anuku | | 64' |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | 37' |
| N8 | 8 | Ardie Savea |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane (c) | | 75' |
| BF | 6 | Shannon Frizell | | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Barrett |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick | | 65' | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Tyrel Lomax | | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | 64' | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Ethan de Groot | | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dane Coles | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Tamaiti Williams | | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Fletcher Newell | | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Sam Whitelock | | 59' |
| FL | 20 | Dalton Papalii | | 75' |
| SH | 21 | Finlay Christie |
| FB | 22 | Damian McKenzie |
| CE | 23 | Anton Lienert-Brown | | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Foster ||
* Player of the Match:
* Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Matthew Carley (England)
* Christophe Ridley (England)
* Television match official:
* Tom Foley (England)

### England vs Fiji

* 15 October 2023 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| England | 30–24 | Fiji |
| Try: Tuilagi 14' m Marchant 23' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 23' Pen: Farrell (5/6) 11', 34', 38', 54', 78' Drop: Farrell (1/1) 72' | Report | Try: Mata 28' c Ravai 64' c Botitu 68' c Con: Lomani (1/1) 29' Kuruvoli (2/2) 65', 70' Pen: Lomani (1/3) 20' |
* Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 61,863 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
| England | Fiji |
| FB | 15 | Marcus Smith | 23' to 36' | 23' to 36' |
| RW | 14 | Jonny May | | | 65' |
| OC | 13 | Joe Marchant |
| IC | 12 | Manu Tuilagi |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| SH | 9 | Alex Mitchell | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Earl |
| OF | 7 | Tom Curry | 74' |
| BF | 6 | Courtney Lawes |
| RL | 5 | Ollie Chessum | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George |
| LP | 1 | Ellis Genge | 60' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Theo Dan |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | 60' |
| LK | 19 | George Martin | 70' |
| N8 | 20 | Billy Vunipola | 74' |
| SH | 21 | Danny Care | 60' |
| FH | 22 | George Ford |
| CE | 23 | Ollie Lawrence | 23' | 36' | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Borthwick ||
| FB | 15 | Ilaisa Droasese |
| RW | 14 | Vinaya Habosi | 22' | 46' |
| OC | 13 | Waisea Nayacalevu (c) |
| IC | 12 | Josua Tuisova | | 72' |
| LW | 11 | Semi Radradra |
| FH | 10 | Vilimoni Botitu |
| SH | 9 | Frank Lomani | | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Viliame Mata |
| OF | 7 | Levani Botia |
| BF | 6 | Lekima Tagitagivalu | | 56' |
| RL | 5 | Albert Tuisue | | 76' |
| LL | 4 | Isoa Nasilasila |
| TP | 3 | Luke Tagi | | 23' |
| HK | 2 | Tevita Ikanivere | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Eroni Mawi | | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Sam Matavesi | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Peni Ravai | | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Mesake Doge | | 23' |
| FL | 19 | Meli Derenalagi | | 56' |
| FL | 20 | Vilive Miramira | | 76' |
| SH | 21 | Simione Kuruvoli | | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Iosefo Masi | | 72' |
| FB | 23 | Sireli Maqala | | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Simon Raiwalui ||
* Player of the Match:
* Owen Farrell (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Nic Berry (Australia)
* Pierre Brousset (France)
* Television match official:
* Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

### France vs South Africa

* 15 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| France | 28–29 | South Africa |
| Try: Baille (2) 4' c, 31' c Mauvaka 22' m Con: Ramos (2/3) 5', 32' Pen: Ramos (3/4) 40+1', 54', 73' | Report | Try: Arendse 8' c De Allende 18' m Kolbe 27' c Etzebeth 67' c Con: Libbok (2/3) 10', 28' Pollard (1/1) 67' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 69' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,486 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
| France | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Thomas Ramos |
| RW | 14 | Damian Penaud |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Danty |
| LW | 11 | Louis Bielle-Biarrey |
| FH | 10 | Matthieu Jalibert | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Antoine Dupont (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Grégory Alldritt | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Charles Ollivon |
| BF | 6 | Anthony Jelonch | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Thibaud Flament | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Cameron Woki |
| TP | 3 | Uini Atonio | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Peato Mauvaka | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Cyril Baille | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Pierre Bourgarit | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Reda Wardi | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Dorian Aldegheri | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua | 50' |
| FL | 20 | François Cros | 51' |
| FL | 21 | Sekou Macalou | 69' |
| SH | 22 | Maxime Lucu |
| CE | 23 | Yoram Moefana | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Fabien Galthié ||
| FB | 15 | Damian Willemse | | 51' |
| RW | 14 | Kurt-Lee Arendse |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Cheslin Kolbe |
| FH | 10 | Manie Libbok | | 45' |
| SH | 9 | Cobus Reinach | | 45' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen | | 51' | 61' |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | | | 61' | 75' |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | | 46' |
| RL | 5 | Franco Mostert | | 45' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | | | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Steven Kitshoff | | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Deon Fourie | | 46' |
| PR | 17 | Ox Nché | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | | 63' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | | 45' |
| FL | 20 | Kwagga Smith | | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Faf de Klerk | | 45' |
| FH | 22 | Handré Pollard | | 45' |
| FB | 23 | Willie le Roux | | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Player of the Match:
* Bongi Mbonambi (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Paul Williams (New Zealand)
* James Doleman (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

## Semi-finals
### Argentina vs New Zealand

* 20 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Argentina | 6–44 | New Zealand |
| Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 5', 35' | Report | Try: Jordan (3) 11' c, 62' m, 73' m J. Barrett 17' m Frizell (2) 40+2' m, 49' c Smith 42' c Con: Mo'unga (3/7) 12', 43', 50' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 38' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,653 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
| Argentina | New Zealand |
| FB | 15 | Juan Cruz Mallía |
| RW | 14 | Emiliano Boffelli |
| OC | 13 | Lucio Cinti |
| IC | 12 | Santiago Chocobares | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Mateo Carreras |
| FH | 10 | Santiago Carreras | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Gonzalo Bertranou | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Facundo Isa | 18' to 31' | 18' to 31' | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Marcos Kremer |
| BF | 6 | Juan Martín González |
| RL | 5 | Tomás Lavanini | 41' |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Gómez Kodela | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Julián Montoya (c) | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Gallo | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Joel Sclavi | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Eduardo Bello | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Matías Alemanno | 41' |
| N8 | 20 | Rodrigo Bruni | 18' | 31' | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Lautaro Bazán | 50' |
| FH | 22 | Nicolás Sánchez | 66' |
| CE | 23 | Matías Moroni | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett | | 56' |
| RW | 14 | Will Jordan |
| OC | 13 | Rieko Ioane | | 61' |
| IC | 12 | Jordie Barrett |
| LW | 11 | Mark Tele'a |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Ardie Savea |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane (c) | | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Shannon Frizell |
| RL | 5 | Scott Barrett | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Sam Whitelock | | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Tyrel Lomax | | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Ethan de Groot | | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Samisoni Taukei'aho | | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Tamaiti Williams | | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Fletcher Newell | | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Brodie Retallick | | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Dalton Papalii | | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Finlay Christie | | 56' |
| FB | 22 | Damian McKenzie | | 56' |
| CE | 23 | Anton Lienert-Brown | | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Foster ||
* Player of the Match:
* Jordie Barrett (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Nic Berry (Australia)
* Karl Dickson (England)
* Television match official:
* Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Notes:
* With this victory, New Zealand advanced to a fifth World Cup final – a new record for final appearances at the tournament.
* Facundo Isa (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.
* Will Jordan (New Zealand) equalled the World Cup record of 8 tries scored at a single tournament (shared with Bryan Habana, Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea).
* After receiving a yellow card in the 66th minute, Scott Barrett did not return to the field, despite the sin bin period elapsing with 4 minutes still remaining on the clock. This meant that New Zealand finished the match with 14 players.

### England vs South Africa

* 21 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| England | 15–16 | South Africa |
| Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 24', 39' Drop: Farrell (1/1) 53' | Report | Try: Snyman 69' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 70' Pen: Libbok (1/1) 21' Pollard (2/2) 35', 78' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,098 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
| England | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Freddie Steward |
| RW | 14 | Jonny May | 78' |
| OC | 13 | Joe Marchant |
| IC | 12 | Manu Tuilagi | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| SH | 9 | Alex Mitchell | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Earl |
| OF | 7 | Tom Curry | 33' to 39' | 33' to 39' | 69' |
| BF | 6 | Courtney Lawes |
| RL | 5 | George Martin | 53' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Theo Dan |
| PR | 17 | Ellis Genge | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | 56' |
| LK | 19 | Ollie Chessum | 53' |
| N8 | 20 | Billy Vunipola | 33' | 39' | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Danny Care | 53' |
| FH | 22 | George Ford | 78' |
| CE | 23 | Ollie Lawrence | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Borthwick ||
| FB | 15 | Damian Willemse | 44' |
| RW | 14 | Kurt-Lee Arendse |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Cheslin Kolbe |
| FH | 10 | Manie Libbok | 31' |
| SH | 9 | Cobus Reinach | 43' |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen | 51' |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Franco Mostert |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi |
| LP | 1 | Steven Kitshoff | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Deon Fourie | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Ox Nché | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Koch | 56' |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman | 46' |
| FL | 20 | Kwagga Smith | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Faf de Klerk | 43' |
| FH | 22 | Handré Pollard | 31' |
| FB | 23 | Willie le Roux | 44' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Player of the Match:
* Handré Pollard (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Paul Williams (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Owen Farrell became the second highest all-time points scorer in test rugby (including points scored for both England and the British & Irish Lions), surpassing Jonny Wilkinson (1,246) and moving behind top scorer Dan Carter (1,598).

## Bronze final: Argentina vs England

* 27 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| Argentina | 23–26 | England |
| Try: Cubelli 36' c S. Carreras 42' c Con: Boffelli (2/2) 37', 43' Pen: Boffelli (2/2) 24', 50' Sánchez (1/2) 68' | Report | Try: Earl 8' c Dan 44' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 9', 45' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 3', 13', 30', 65' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,674 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
| Argentina | England |
| FB | 15 | Juan Cruz Mallía |
| RW | 14 | Emiliano Boffelli |
| OC | 13 | Lucio Cinti | 47' |
| IC | 12 | Jeronimo de la Fuente |
| LW | 11 | Mateo Carreras |
| FH | 10 | Santiago Carreras | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás Cubelli | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Facundo Isa | 47' |
| OF | 7 | Marcos Kremer |
| BF | 6 | Juan Martín González |
| RL | 5 | Pedro Rubiolo | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Guido Petti |
| TP | 3 | Francisco Gómez Kodela | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Julian Montoya (c) | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Gallo | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Agustín Creevy | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Joel Sclavi | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Eduardo Bello | 60' |
| LK | 19 | Matías Alemanno | 66' |
| N8 | 20 | Rodrigo Bruni | 47' |
| SH | 21 | Lautaro Bazán | 51' |
| FH | 22 | Nicolás Sánchez | 56' |
| CE | 23 | Matías Moroni | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Michael Cheika ||
| FB | 15 | Marcus Smith |
| RW | 14 | Freddie Steward |
| OC | 13 | Joe Marchant |
| IC | 12 | Manu Tuilagi | 56' |
| LW | 11 | Henry Arundell | 66' |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell (c) |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Earl |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill |
| BF | 6 | Tom Curry | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Ollie Chessum | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Will Stuart | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Theo Dan | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Ellis Genge | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Bevan Rodd | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 50' |
| LK | 19 | David Ribbans | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Lewis Ludlam | 50' |
| SH | 21 | Danny Care | 51' |
| FH | 22 | George Ford | 56' |
| CE | 23 | Ollie Lawrence | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Borthwick ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sam Underhill (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
* Andrew Brace (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Notes:
* England finished as bronze medallists for the first time in World Cup history.
* Tom Curry (England) earned his 50th test cap.
* The crowd of 77,674 was the biggest ever crowd for a Rugby World Cup third-place play-off/bronze final, surpassing the previous record of 62,712 set at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
* This was the final England appearance for Ben Youngs and Manu Tuilagi.

## Final: New Zealand vs South Africa

* 28 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
| New Zealand | 11–12 | South Africa |
| Try: B. Barrett 58' m Pen: Mo'unga (2/2) 17', 38' | Report | Pen: Pollard (4/4) 3', 13', 19', 34' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,065 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| New Zealand | South Africa |
| FB | 15 | Beauden Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Will Jordan | | 71' |
| OC | 13 | Rieko Ioane |
| IC | 12 | Jordie Barrett |
| LW | 11 | Mark Tele'a |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga | | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Ardie Savea |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane (c) | 27' |
| BF | 6 | Shannon Frizell | 2' | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Barrett |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick | | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Tyrel Lomax | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Ethan de Groot | | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Samisoni Taukei'aho | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Tamaiti Williams | | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Nepo Laulala | | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Sam Whitelock | | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Dalton Papalii | | 71' |
| SH | 21 | Finlay Christie | | 66' |
| FB | 22 | Damian McKenzie | | 75' |
| CE | 23 | Anton Lienert-Brown | | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian Foster ||
| FB | 15 | Damian Willemse | | 66' |
| RW | 14 | Kurt-Lee Arendse |
| OC | 13 | Jesse Kriel |
| IC | 12 | Damian de Allende |
| LW | 11 | Cheslin Kolbe | 73' |
| FH | 10 | Handré Pollard |
| SH | 9 | Faf de Klerk |
| N8 | 8 | Duane Vermeulen | | 58' |
| BF | 7 | Pieter-Steph du Toit |
| OF | 6 | Siya Kolisi (c) | 45' | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Franco Mostert | | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Eben Etzebeth | | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Bongi Mbonambi | | 4' |
| LP | 1 | Steven Kitshoff | | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Deon Fourie | | 4' |
| PR | 17 | Ox Nché | | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Trevor Nyakane | | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Jean Kleyn | | 58' |
| LK | 20 | RG Snyman | | 52' |
| FL | 21 | Kwagga Smith | | 58' |
| N8 | 22 | Jasper Wiese | | 73' |
| FB | 23 | Willie le Roux | | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Nienaber ||
* Player of the Match:
* Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)
* Assistant referees:
* Karl Dickson (England)
* Matthew Carley (England)
* Television match official:
* Tom Foley (England)
Notes:
* South Africa became the first team to win a fourth World Cup title.
* South Africa became the first team to win successive World Cup titles away from home.
* South Africa became the second team (after New Zealand in 2015) to retain the World Cup.
* This was the third time that the World Cup final winner earned their victory without scoring a try – a feat previously achieved by South Africa in 1995 and 2007.
* Sam Cane (New Zealand) became the first player to receive a red card in a World Cup final.
* The four cards issued in the match (one red and three yellows) set a new record for most cards issued in a World Cup final. There had been just one card issued across the previous nine finals – a yellow card against New Zealand's Ben Smith in 2015.
* This was the first World Cup final in which both finalists had lost a match during the pool stages.
* This was the first World Cup final in which all four match officials were appointed from the same union (England).
* Brothers Beauden Barrett, Jordie Barrett and Scott Barrett all started for New Zealand – the first time that three siblings played in a World Cup final.
* Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) became the first player to score a try in 2 separate Rugby World Cup finals, having scored a try in the 2015 RWC Final and another try in the 2023 RWC Final.