# 2023 Rugby World Cup – Regional play-off and Final Qualification Tournament

The 2023 Rugby World Cup regional play-off and Final Qualification Tournament were the final two stages of the qualifying process for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. A cross-regional play-off match determined the Asia/Pacific play-off winner berth, after which a global repechage tournament between four teams (Africa 2, Americas 3, Europe 3 and the loser of the Asia/Pacific play-off) decided the twentieth and final team qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Tonga and Portugal secured the last two berths by winning respectively the Asia/Pacific play-off and Final Qualification Tournament.

## Format
### Asia/Pacific play-off

This match will be a single leg qualification match between Asia 1 (the winner of the Asian qualification process) and Oceania 2 (the winner of Round 3 in the Oceania qualification process). The winner of this play-off qualifies for the World Cup as Asia/Pacific Play-off winner and join Pool B, whilst the loser advances to the Final Qualification Tournament.

### Final Qualification Tournament

The Final Qualification Tournament will be contested as a four-team round-robin tournament and hosted at a neutral venue in Dubai, replicating the process first introduced for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The participating teams include the runner-up of the African qualification round 3 (Africa 2), the losing side of the Americas 2 qualifier (Americas 3), the third-ranked side of the Europe qualification (Europe 3), and the loser of the Asia/Oceania play-off (Asia 1 or Oceania 2). The winner will qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and will join Pool C.

## Teams

Five teams progressed to the regional play-off and Final Qualification Tournament stages for the final two non-regional seeds in the World Cup. World rankings are as per date progressing to the play-off phase.
| Nation | Rank | Progression date | Qualifying status |
| Regional Qualification play-off ||||
| Tonga | 16 | 17 July 2021 | Qualified by defeating Hong Kong on 23 July 2022 |
| Final Qualification Tournament ||||
| Hong Kong | 22 | 23 July 2022 | Eliminated by United States on 12 November 2022 |
| Kenya | 33 | 10 July 2022 | Eliminated by Portugal on 12 November 2022 |
| Portugal | 20 | 27 June 2022 | Qualified on 18 November 2022 |
| United States | 19 | 16 July 2022 | Eliminated by Portugal on 18 November 2022 |

## Asia/Pacific play-off

* 23 July 2022 17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Tonga | 44–22 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Takulua (3) 15' c, 25' c, 42' m Fisi'ihoi 47' m Veainu 60' c Tuitavuki 62' c Con: Havili (4/6) 16', 27', 61', 63' Pen: Havili (2/2) 11', 35' | Report WR Report | Try: Post 18' m Worley (2) 77' c, 80' c Con: McNeish (2/3) 78', 80' Pen: McNeish (1/1) 30' |
* Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, Australia Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Telusa Veainu | | 75' |
| RW | 14 | Tima Fainga'anuku |
| OC | 13 | Afusipa Taumoepeau |
| IC | 12 | Fetuli Paea |
| LW | 11 | Anzelo Tuitavuki | | 70' |
| FH | 10 | William Havili | | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Sonatane Takulua (c) | | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Sione Havili Talitui | | 70' |
| OF | 7 | Solomone Funaki | | 37' | 39' |
| BF | 6 | Tanginoa Halaifonua |
| RL | 5 | Sam Lousi |
| LL | 4 | Leva Fifita | | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Ben Tameifuna | | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Siua Maile | 29' | | | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Siegfried Fisi'ihoi | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Sam Moli | | 37' | 39' | 53' |
| PR | 17 | David Lolohea | | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Siate Tokolahi | | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Semisi Paea | | 71' |
| FL | 20 | Lopeti Timani | | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Manu Paea | | 64' |
| FH | 22 | James Faiva | | 70' |
| WG | 23 | Otumaka Mausia | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
| FB | 15 | Nate de Theiry |
| RW | 14 | Matt Worley |
| OC | 13 | Benjamin Axten-Burrett |
| IC | 12 | Tom Hill |
| LW | 11 | Guy Spanton | 75' |
| FH | 10 | Gregor McNeish |
| SH | 9 | Jack Combes | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Joshua Hrstich (c) |
| OF | 7 | Luke van der Smit | 71' |
| BF | 6 | James Sawyer | 43' | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Patrick Jenkinson | 75' |
| LL | 4 | James Cunningham | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Faizal Solomona Penesa | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Alexander Post | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Callum Smith | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | John McCormick-Houston | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Ashton Hyde | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Ian Etheridge | 64' |
| FL | 19 | Jamie Pincott | 43' |
| LK | 20 | Kyle Sullivan | 75' |
| FL | 21 | Gregor Ramage | 71' |
| SH | 22 | Bryn Phillips | 62' |
| WG | 23 | Will Panday | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Lewis Evans ||
* Assistant referees:
* Nic Berry (Australia)
* Graham Cooper (Australia)
* Television match official:
* James Leckie (Australia)
Notes:
* This was the first meeting between the two sides.

## Final Qualification Tournament

* Qualified as Final Qualification Tournament winner
| Pos. | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table points |
| Pos. | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table points |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 30 | +113 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 37 | +96 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 109 | –66 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 175 | –143 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, no points for a loss 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries (TBP) 1 bonus point for a loss by 7 points or under (LBP) |

### Fixtures
#### Round 1

* 6 November 2022 16:00 GST (UTC+04)
| (1 BP) United States | 68–14 | Kenya |
| Try: Fawsitt (3) 22' m', 33' c, 48' c Faʻanana-Schultz 40' c Dyer (3) 51' c, 61' c, 64' c Augspurger 59' c Sosene-Feagai 69' c Wilson 76' c Con: Carty (4/5) 33', 40', 49', 53' MacGinty (5/5) 60', 63', 66', 70', 76' | Report | Try: Juma 55' c Weru 78' c Con: Mukidza (2/2) 56', 79' |
* The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Tual Trainini (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Mitch Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Dyer |
| OC | 13 | Marcel Brache (c) |
| IC | 12 | Paul Lasike | | 53' |
| LW | 11 | Nate Augspurger |
| FH | 10 | Luke Carty | | 59' |
| SH | 9 | Ryan Rees | | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz | | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Cory Daniel |
| BF | 6 | Viliami Helu |
| RL | 5 | Cam Dolan | | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Siaosi Mahoni | 7' |
| TP | 3 | Paul Mullen | | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Fawsitt | | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Jack Iscaro | | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mike Sosene-Feagai | | 53' |
| PR | 17 | David Ainuʻu | | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan Sylvia | | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Greg Peterson | | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Moni Tonga’uiha | | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Ruben de Haas | | 59' |
| CE | 22 | Bryce Campbell | | 59' |
| FH | 23 | AJ MacGinty | | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
| FB | 15 | Darwin Mukidza |
| RW | 14 | Geofrey Okwach | 16' | 51' |
| OC | 13 | Bryceson Adaka |
| IC | 12 | John Okoth |
| LW | 11 | Jacob Ojee |
| FH | 10 | Geoffrey Ominde | | 47' |
| SH | 9 | Samuel Asati |
| N8 | 8 | Bethwel Anami | | 47' |
| OF | 7 | Daniel Sikuta (c) | | 57' |
| BF | 6 | George Nyambua |
| RL | 5 | Thomas Okeyo | | 51' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm Onsando |
| TP | 3 | Ephraim Oduor | | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Eugene Sifuna | | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Patrick Ouko | | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Teddy Akala | | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Siminyu | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Joseph Odero | | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Brian Juma | | 51' |
| FL | 20 | Martin Owilah | | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Brian Tanga | | 47' |
| FH | 22 | Timothy Omela | | 51' |
| CE | 23 | Joshua Weru | | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Paul Odera ||
* Assistant referees:
* Damian Schneider (Argentina)
* Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Notes:
* Cory Daniel, Viliami Helu, Jack Iscaro, Ryan Rees, Nathan Sylvia and Mitch Wilson (all United States) made their international debuts.
* This was the first meeting between these two nations.
* 6 November 2022 18:30 GST (UTC+04)
| (1 BP) Portugal | 42–14 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Madeira 16' c Storti (2) 24' c, 50' c Morais 29' c Marta 43' c Lima 55' c Con: Marques (6/6) 17', 25', 30', 44', 52', 56' Pen: Marques (0/1) | Report | Try: Post 7' c Neville 60' c Con: McNeish (2/2) 8', 61' |
* The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Nuno Sousa Guedes |
| RW | 14 | Rodrigo Marta |
| OC | 13 | José Lima | | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Tomás Appleton (c) |
| LW | 11 | Raffaele Storti | | 70' |
| FH | 10 | Miguel Morais |
| SH | 9 | Samuel Marques | | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Rafael Simões | | 63' |
| OF | 7 | David Carvalho | | 52' |
| BF | 6 | João Granate | 35' | 75' |
| RL | 5 | José Madeira |
| LL | 4 | Steevy Cerqueira |
| TP | 3 | Diogo Hasse Ferreira | | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Mike Tadjer | | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Francisco Fernandes | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | David Costa | | 64' |
| HK | 17 | Duarte Diniz | | 62' |
| PR | 18 | António Costa | | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Duarte Torgal | 76' | 52' |
| FL | 20 | Thibault de Freitas | | 63' |
| SH | 21 | Pedro Lucas | | 63' |
| FB | 22 | Manuel Cardoso Pinto | | 70' |
| WG | 23 | Vincent Pinto | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Patrice Lagisquet ||
| FB | 15 | Nathan de Thierry |
| RW | 14 | Matt Worley | 52' |
| OC | 13 | Jack Neville |
| IC | 12 | Tom Hill | 56' |
| LW | 11 | Sean Taylor | 58' |
| FH | 10 | Gregor McNeish |
| SH | 9 | Jamie Lauder | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Joshua Hrstich (c) | 58' |
| OF | 7 | James Sawyer |
| BF | 6 | James Cunningham |
| RL | 5 | Mark Prior |
| LL | 4 | Patrick Jenkinson | 47' |
| TP | 3 | Zac Cinnamond | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Alexander Post | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Ben Higgins | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | John McCormick-Houston | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Ashton Hyde | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Ian Etheridge | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Jamie Pincott | 58' |
| LK | 20 | Luke van der Smit | 47' |
| SH | 21 | Bryn Phillips | 69' |
| WG | 22 | Charles Higson-Smith | 57' |
| CE | 23 | Guy Spanto | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Lewis Evans ||
* Assistant referees:
* Damian Schneider (Argentina)
* Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Notes:
* Sean Taylor (Hong Kong) made his international debut.
* This was Portugal's first victory over Hong Kong.
* No replacement was issued for João Granate.

#### Round 2

* 12 November 2022 16:00 GST (UTC+04)
| (1 BP) Portugal | 85–0 | Kenya |
| Try: Tadjer (3) 1' c, 7' c, 45' m Cardoso Pinto 16' c Lima 22' c Pinto (2) 32' c, 47' m Appleton (2) 49' c, 60' c de Andrade 53' c Penalty try 69' Bello 72' m Campergue 77' c Con: Marques (7/9) 2', 8', 17', 23', 34', 49', 54' Portela (1/2) 61' Guedes (1/1) 78' | Report | |
* The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Simão Bento |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Pinto |
| OC | 13 | José Lima | 46' |
| IC | 12 | Tomás Appleton (c) |
| LW | 11 | Manuel Cardoso Pinto | 67' |
| FH | 10 | Jerónimo Portela |
| SH | 9 | Samuel Marques | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Thibault de Freitas | 57' |
| OF | 7 | José Madeira |
| BF | 6 | Nicolas Martins |
| RL | 5 | José Rebelo de Andrade |
| LL | 4 | Steevy Cerqueira | 59' |
| TP | 3 | António Costa | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Mike Tadjer | 49' |
| LP | 1 | David Costa | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Francisco Fernandes | 59' |
| HK | 17 | Lionel Campergue | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Diogo Ferreira | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Duarte Torgal | 59' |
| FL | 20 | Antonio Cerejo | 57' |
| SH | 21 | João Bello | 59' |
| WG | 22 | Raffaele Storti | 46' |
| FB | 23 | Nuno Sousa Guedes | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Patrice Lagisquet ||
| FB | 15 | Samuel Asati | | 59' |
| RW | 14 | Timothy Omela |
| OC | 13 | Bryceson Adaka | | 62' |
| IC | 12 | John Okoth |
| LW | 11 | Beldad Ogeta | | 49' |
| FH | 10 | Harmony Wamalwa |
| SH | 9 | Brian Tanga |
| N8 | 8 | Joshua Weru | | 56' |
| OF | 7 | Martin Owilah |
| BF | 6 | Thomas Okeyo |
| RL | 5 | Brian Juma | 29' 42' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm Onsando (c) | | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Ephraim Oduor | | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Teddy Akala | | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Edward Mwaura | | 42' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Eugene Sifuna | | 41' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Siminyu | | 42' |
| PR | 18 | Ian Masheti | | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Clinton Odhiambo | | 56' |
| FL | 20 | George Nyambua | | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Samson Onsomu | | 59' |
| CE | 22 | Peter Kilonzo | | 62' |
| WG | 23 | Geofrey Okwach | 76' | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Paul Odera ||
* Assistant referees:
* Damian Schneider (Argentina)
* AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Olly Hodges (Ireland)
* 12 November 2022 18:30 GST (UTC+04)
| (1 BP) United States | 49–7 | Hong Kong |
| Try: Faʻanana-Schultz 12' c K. Pifeleti 20' c Augspurger (2) 25' c, 57' c Dolan 36' c Wilson 47' c Tonga’uiha 77' c Con: MacGinty (6/6) 14', 22', 27', 37', 49', 58' Carty (1/1) 78' | Report | Try: Worley 65' c Con: Cumming (1/1) 66' |
* The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Mitch Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Dyer |
| OC | 13 | Marcel Brache |
| IC | 12 | Paul Lasike | 59' |
| LW | 11 | Nate Augspurger |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty (c) | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Ruben de Haas | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Cory Daniel |
| BF | 6 | Viliami Helu |
| RL | 5 | Cam Dolan |
| LL | 4 | Greg Peterson | 59' |
| TP | 3 | Paul Mullen | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Kapeli Pifeleti | 50' |
| LP | 1 | David Ainuʻu | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dylan Fawsitt | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Chance Wenglewski | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan Sylvia | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Siaosi Mahoni | 59' |
| FL | 20 | Moni Tonga’uiha | 50' |
| SH | 21 | Ryan Rees | 64' |
| FH | 22 | Luke Carty | 62' |
| CE | 23 | Bryce Campbell | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
| FB | 15 | Nathan de Thierry |
| RW | 14 | Matt Worley |
| OC | 13 | Jack Neville |
| IC | 12 | Tom Hill | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Sean Taylor | 60' |
| FH | 10 | Gregor McNeish | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Bryn Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Luke van der Smit |
| OF | 7 | Gregor Ramage | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Joshua Hrstich (c) |
| RL | 5 | James Cunningham |
| LL | 4 | Mark Prior | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Zac Cinnamond | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Alexander Post | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Ben Higgins | 60' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | John McCormick-Houston | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Ashton Hyde | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Faizal Solomona | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Jamie Pincott | 64' |
| LK | 20 | Kyle Sullivan | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Jamie Lauder | 70' |
| FH | 22 | Nickolas Cumming | 64' |
| CE | 23 | Guy Spanton | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Lewis Evans ||
* Assistant referees:
* Damian Schneider (Argentina)
* AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Notes:
* Nickolas Cumming (Hong Kong) made his international debut.

#### Round 3

* 18 November 2022 17:00 GST (UTC+04)
| Hong Kong | 22–18 | Kenya (1 BP) |
| Try: van der Smit 19' c Taylor 45' c Lam 68' m Con: McNeish (2/3) 21', 46' Pen: McNeish (1/1) 44' | Report | Try: Okoth 10' m Ojee 30' c Con: Ominde (1/2) 31' Pen: Ominde (2/3) 35', 42' |
* The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Nathan de Thierry | 39' |
| RW | 14 | Matt Worley | 4' |
| OC | 13 | Jack Neville |
| IC | 12 | Tom Hill |
| LW | 11 | Sean Taylor |
| FH | 10 | Gregor McNeish |
| SH | 9 | Bryn Phillips | 63' | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Luke van der Smit | | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Gregor Ramage |
| BF | 6 | Joshua Hrstich (c) |
| RL | 5 | Kyle Sullivan |
| LL | 4 | Mark Prior |
| TP | 3 | Zac Cinnamond | | 68' |
| HK | 2 | John McCormick-Houston | | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Ashton Hyde | | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jak Lam | | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Higgins | | 71' |
| PR | 18 | Keelan Chapman | | 68' |
| LK | 19 | James Cunningham | | 40' |
| FL | 20 | Sam Tsoi |
| SH | 21 | Jack Combes | | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Nickolas Cumming |
| CE | 23 | Fong Kit Fung |
| Coach: ||
| Lewis Evans ||
| FB | 15 | Darwin Mukidza |
| RW | 14 | Brian Tanga |
| OC | 13 | Bryceson Adaka |
| IC | 12 | John Okoth |
| LW | 11 | Jacob Ojee |
| FH | 10 | Geoffrey Ominde | 54' | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Samuel Asati | | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Bethwel Anami | | 52' |
| OF | 7 | Martin Owilah |
| BF | 6 | George Nyambua |
| RL | 5 | Brian Juma | | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm Onsando (c) |
| TP | 3 | Ephraim Oduor | | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Eugene Sifuna | | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Patrick Ouko | | 63' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Brian Waraba | | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Siminyu | | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Joseph Odero | | 70' |
| LK | 19 | Clinton Odhiambo | | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Joshua Weru | | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Geofrey Okwach | | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Timothy Omela |
| CE | 23 | Samson Onsomu | | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Paul Odera ||
* Assistant referees:
* Damian Schneider (Argentina)
* AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Chris Hart (New Zealand)
* 18 November 2022 19:30 GST (UTC+04)
| United States | 16–16 | Portugal |
| Try: K. Pifeleti 60' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 60' Pen: MacGinty (3/4) 3', 22', 40' | Report | Try: Storti 8' c Con: Marques (1/1) 9' Pen: Marques (3/5) 37', 50', 80+2' |
* The Sevens Stadium, Dubai Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Mitch Wilson |
| RW | 14 | Christian Dyer |
| OC | 13 | Bryce Campbell |
| IC | 12 | Paul Lasike |
| LW | 11 | Nate Augspurger | 6' |
| FH | 10 | AJ MacGinty (c) |
| SH | 9 | Ruben de Haas |
| N8 | 8 | Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz | | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Cory Daniel |
| BF | 6 | Viliami Helu | | 47' |
| RL | 5 | Cam Dolan |
| LL | 4 | Greg Peterson |
| TP | 3 | Paul Mullen | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Kapeli Pifeleti | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | David Ainuʻu | | 79' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Mike Sosene-Feagai | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Jack Iscaro | | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan Sylvia | | 79' |
| FL | 19 | Benjamín Bonasso | | 47' |
| FL | 20 | Moni Tonga’uiha | | 76' |
| FH | 21 | Luke Carty |
| FB | 22 | Chris Mattina |
| CE | 23 | Tavite Lopeti |
| Coach: ||
| Gary Gold ||
| FB | 15 | Nuno Sousa Guedes | | 78' |
| RW | 14 | Raffaele Storti |
| OC | 13 | José Lima | | 21' | 60' |
| IC | 12 | Tomás Appleton (c) |
| LW | 11 | Rodrigo Marta |
| FH | 10 | Jerónimo Portela |
| SH | 9 | Samuel Marques |
| N8 | 8 | Thibault de Freitas | | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Rafael Simões |
| BF | 6 | João Granate |
| RL | 5 | José Madeira |
| LL | 4 | Steevy Cerqueira | | 78' |
| TP | 3 | Diogo Ferreira | | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Mike Tadjer | | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Francisco Fernandes | 60' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | David Costa | | 66' | 70' |
| HK | 17 | Lionel Campergue | | 71' |
| PR | 18 | António Costa | | 71' |
| LK | 19 | José Rebelo de Andrade | | 78' |
| FL | 20 | Nicolas Martins | | | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Pedro Lucas |
| FB | 22 | Vincent Pinto | | 60' |
| WG | 23 | Simão Bento | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Patrice Lagisquet ||
* Assistant referees:
* Damian Schneider (Argentina)
* AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Chris Hart (New Zealand)
Notes:
* José Lima (Portugal) earned his 50th test cap.
* This was the first draw between these two sides.
* With this result, Portugal qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2007.
* With this result, USA miss the World Cup for the first time since 1995.