South Africa have been crowned rugby world champions after they beat England 15-6 in a tense and attritional Final in Paris.
Argentina confirmed their best ever performance at a World Cup when they recorded a 34-10 win over the French to take third place on Friday.
South Africa will meet England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup final after a comfortable 37-13 win over Argentina in the second semi-final.
Jonny Wilkinson kicked a late penalty and drop-goal to put England through to the World Cup Final with a 14-9 victory over hosts France.
Argentina booked their place in the World Cup semi-finals for the first-ever time on Sunday, with a clinical 19-13 win over Scotland.
South Africa became the first team into next Sunday's second semi-final after a remarkable 37-20 win over Fiji in Marseille on Sunday.
France will play England in an all-northern semi-final in Paris next Saturday, after stunning favourites New Zealand 20-18 in Cardiff.
England have become the first of the four World Cup semi-finalists after beating Australia 12-10 in Marseille on Saturday afternoon.
South Africa rounded off their World Cup Pool A campaign with a hard-fought 64-15 win over the USA in Montpellier on Sunday.
Argentina have made it through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup as the top finishers in Pool D, after a 30-15 win over Ireland.
France await the result of the Ireland v Argentina match with interest after they secured the expected bonus-point 64-7 rout of Georgia.
Scotland made it through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a nerve-racking 18-16 win over Italy in Saint Etienne on Saturday night.
Fiji have made it through to the World Cup quarter-finals after an extraordinary 38-34 win over Wales in Nantes on Saturday.
Australia delivered a patchy performance ahead of their quarter-final with England, beating Canada 37-6 in Bordeaux on Saturday.
New Zealand recorded a resounding 85-8 win over Romania on Saturday afternoon, with a welter of ominously well-finished tries.
England secured a quarter-final date against Australia with a comfortable 36-20 win over Tonga at Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday.
Samoa fought out a gripping 25-21 win over the USA on Wednesday, holding off a stiff Eagles fightback to claim the spoils.
Georgia nabbed their first-ever World Cup victory on Wednesday, beating Namibia 30-0 in a sub-standard game played in pouring rain.
Portugal left the World Cup with heads held high and a consolatory bonus point to show for their efforts, after Romania beat them 14-10.
Japan will remain winless, and unless Canada beat Australia, they will too, after the teams fought out a thrilling 12-12 draw on Tuesday.
New Zealand gave some shreds of hope to their fellow World Cup aspirants with a stuttering 40-0 win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Australia kept themselves on course for a likely quarter-final showdown against England with a clinical 55-12 win over Fiji on Sunday.
Argentina have one foot in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after crushing Namibia 63-3 in Marseille on Saturday, scoring nine tries.
England recorded their second victory of their World Cup on Saturday, an ultimately comfortable 44-22 win over Samoa in Pool A.
South Africa maintained their run towards the quarter-finals with a less than satisfactory 30-25 win over Tonga in Lens on Saturday.
France sent Ireland's high hopes of World Cup quarter-final qualification into freefall on Friday, beating the men in green 25-3 in Paris.
Wales bounced back from the loss to Australia by recording an emphatic 72-18 victory over Japan in Pool B in Cardiff on Thursday evening.
Italy are now clear second favourites in their race to finish as Pool C runners-up behind the All Blacks after a stuttering 31-5 defeat of Portugal.
Scotland gained all five points on offer on Tuesday with a 42-0 win over Romania, but it was an error-ridden display by Frank Hadden's men.
France are back on song in the World Cup, making amends for their opening night loss with a 87-10 demolition of Namibia on Sunday.
Tonga have recorded one of the most famous wins in their rugby history, beating Samoa 19-15 in Montpellier and throwing Pool A wide open.
Fiji's match against Wales ought now to decide the runner-up position in Pool B after the Fijians struggled to beat Canada 29-16.
Ireland live to fight for their quarter-final place still, but only after overcoming a magnificent performance from Georgia to win 14-10.
Australia have once again underlined their credentials as serious World Cup contenders, after beating Wales 32-20 in Cardiff.
Not often do you describe the efforts of 108-13 losers as wondrous, but Portugal were just that against New Zealand on Saturday.
South Africa have shredded England's World Cup ambitions, inflicting a humiliating 36-0 World Cup defeat upon the holders in Paris on Friday.
Italy grabbed a 24-18 win from their match against Romania in Marseille on Wednesday, but there was little for Azzurri fans to crow about.
Fiji, like many others, got their World Cup off to a stuttery start on Wednesday, beating Japan 35-31 in a pulsating clash in Toulouse.
Tonga made a successful start to their World Cup by beating the USA 25-15 in Montpellier to give others in Pool A some food for thought.
Argentina ground out a rugged 33-3 victory over Georgia, patiently eroding spirited resistance to notch the win, iced with a late bonus-point try.
Scotland managed to gain all five points from their first Pool C match against World Cup debutantes Portugal on Sunday, in a 56-10 win.
Ireland got their World Cup off to an ignominious start on Sunday, as the men in green laboured to a 32-17 win over Namibia in Bordeaux.
South Africa warmed up for their clash with England on Friday in style, putting Samoa to the sword 59-7 and eight tries to one in Paris.
Wales got their World Cup trail off to a fine start on Sunday, beating Canada 42-17 in Nantes, although they had to fight back to do it.
England won their opening World Cup match against the USA 28-10 in Lens on Saturday, but that was about as far as positives go.
Australia hit the 2007 World Cup running on Saturday, with a comprehensive 91-3 win over Japan in their Pool B clash in Lyon.
New Zealand beat Italy easily in their opening Pool C clash in Marseille on Saturday, recording a 76-14 victory in blistering heat.
Argentina have won the opening game of the 2007 World Cup, beating hosts France 17-12 in Pool D in the Stade de France on Friday.
