Argentina defeated France in opening match
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"Argentina defeated France in opening match" refers to the shocking upset in the opening game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where underdogs Argentina beat host nation France, setting the tone for one of Argentina’s most successful tournaments.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rugby union match
ⓘ
sporting upset ⓘ |
| ArgentinaScore | 17 ⓘ |
| attendance | over 79,000 spectators ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Argentina national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastRegion | worldwide ⓘ |
| category |
2007 Rugby World Cup matches
ⓘ
Argentina national rugby union team matches ⓘ France national rugby union team matches ⓘ Rugby union matches at Stade de France ⓘ |
| city | Saint-Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionOrganizer | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2007-09-07 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Argentina 17–12 France ⓘ |
| FranceScore | 12 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | France national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostDefeated | true ⓘ |
| hostNation | France national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostStatusOfFrance | host nation of 2007 Rugby World Cup ⓘ |
| impactOnArgentina |
contributed to Argentina reaching the semi-finals
ⓘ
helped Argentina top Pool D ⓘ |
| impactOnFrance | increased pressure on host nation ⓘ |
| loser | France national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major upset over host nation
ⓘ
strong start to Argentina’s 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign ⓘ |
| openingGame | true ⓘ |
| openingMatchOf | 2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaignOf |
Argentina at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France at the 2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsScorerForArgentina | Felipe Contepomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pool | Pool D ⓘ |
| resultType | pool-stage upset ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| stage | pool stage ⓘ |
| teamCaptainOfArgentina | Agustín Pichot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamCaptainOfFrance | Raphaël Ibañez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamCoachOfArgentina | Marcelo Loffreda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamCoachOfFrance | Bernard Laporte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamNicknameOfArgentina | Los Pumas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamNicknameOfFrance | Les Bleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisedOn |
ESPN (Latin America)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TF1 (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournament | 2007 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tryScorerForArgentina | Ignacio Corleto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underdogVictory | true ⓘ |
| venue | Stade de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Argentina national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2007 ⓘ |
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