• A dejected Ian Madigan of Ireland reacts after the final whistle. Stu Forster / Getty Images
    A dejected Ian Madigan of Ireland reacts after the final whistle. Stu Forster / Getty Images
  • Argentina’s Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe receives medical attention after sustaining injury. Rebecca Naden / Reuters
    Argentina’s Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe receives medical attention after sustaining injury. Rebecca Naden / Reuters
  • Robbie Henshaw of Ireland jumps for the ball with Pablo Matera of Argentina. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
    Robbie Henshaw of Ireland jumps for the ball with Pablo Matera of Argentina. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
  • Juan Imhoff of Argentina dives over the line to score his team’s fourth try. Phil Walter / Getty Images
    Juan Imhoff of Argentina dives over the line to score his team’s fourth try. Phil Walter / Getty Images
  • Ireland’s Conor Murray looks dejected after the game. Rebecca Naden / Reuters
    Ireland’s Conor Murray looks dejected after the game. Rebecca Naden / Reuters
  • An Argentina supporter holds a scarf before the quarter final match. Franck Fife / AFP
    An Argentina supporter holds a scarf before the quarter final match. Franck Fife / AFP
  • Nicolas Sanchez of Argentina is lifted on the shoulders of his teammates Lucas Noguera and Matias Moroni. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
    Nicolas Sanchez of Argentina is lifted on the shoulders of his teammates Lucas Noguera and Matias Moroni. Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
  • Argentina’s Juan Imhoff, right, races clear of Ireland’s Rob Kearney to touch the ball down for a try. Christophe Ena / AP Photo
    Argentina’s Juan Imhoff, right, races clear of Ireland’s Rob Kearney to touch the ball down for a try. Christophe Ena / AP Photo
  • Ireland’s players line up before the quarter final match against Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP
    Ireland’s players line up before the quarter final match against Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP
  • Argentina’s Juan Martin Hernandez celebrates after the referee awards a try. Toby Melville / Reuters
    Argentina’s Juan Martin Hernandez celebrates after the referee awards a try. Toby Melville / Reuters
  • Ireland centre Keith Earls runs with the ball next to Argentina prop Ramiro Herrera. Damien Meyer / AFP
    Ireland centre Keith Earls runs with the ball next to Argentina prop Ramiro Herrera. Damien Meyer / AFP
  • Argentina supporters pose during the quarter final match against Ireland. Franck Fife / AFP
    Argentina supporters pose during the quarter final match against Ireland. Franck Fife / AFP
  • Ireland full-back Rob Kearney and Argentina wing Santiago Cordero jump for the ball. Loic Venance / AFP
    Ireland full-back Rob Kearney and Argentina wing Santiago Cordero jump for the ball. Loic Venance / AFP
  • Santiago Cordero of Argentina leaps high to keep the ball in play. Michael Steele / Getty Images
    Santiago Cordero of Argentina leaps high to keep the ball in play. Michael Steele / Getty Images

Argentina shock Ireland to advance to Rugby World Cup semi-finals — in pictures


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A selection of photos from the Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Ireland, with the South Americans producing a stunning performance to advance to the last four.

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