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Argentina coach Michael Cheika is understandably gutted after his team barely fired a shot in that 44-6 hammering by the All Blacks.
Los Pumas have now played in three Rugby World Cup semi-finals but have lost them all.
“Yeah, incredibly disappointing for us. The effort was huge,” Cheika said.
“They put everything out there and I think it was just in the details of the game, you know the small details on transition in scrums, the last couple of minutes before halftime, the first couple of minutes after halftime – they are the little nuances that we don’t have as yet in our game.”
“But we’ve certainly got a lot to be proud of. I know the score was hard but their effort today, their defence and their work around the field. Just didn’t have the class to match New Zealand.”
Argentina will now meet the loser of the South Africa vs England semi-final.
“It’s not finished yet. It’s not finished. We want to go home with a medal.
“So next week is huge for us. We will have to get over tonight because we really believed we could get in there and do something and it’s going to hurt.
“I want to really thank our fans. Sorry it wasn’t a bit closer tonight. They’ve been huge for us and I look forward to next week and seeing them there as well.”
