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Well, that’s all folks. Thanks for following along with our live coverage.
Condolences to all the Wallabies fans out there, 2023 just wasn’t our year.
On the flip side, you have to be stoked for Fiji - there isn’t a team more loveable and more deserving.
Want to read about this morning’s game? You can read the match report from Iain Payten here.
Waisea Nayacalevu will lead his team into the World Cup quarter-finals.Credit: Getty
There’s just eight teams left in the contest, but we still have 20 days until this World Cup comes to an end.
France and Ireland are the equal favourites to take out the title, and both are hunting their first World Cup title. France has been the runner-up on three other occasions, while Ireland has never made it past the quarter-finals.
South Africa and New Zealand are equal second favourites, and the two countries have dominated the competition for more than 15 years, with the Kiwis winning in 2011 and 2015 and the Springboks winning in 2007 and 2019.
Sunday 15 October: Wales v Argentina (2am AEDT)
Sunday 15 October: Ireland v New Zealand (6am AEDT)
Monday 16 October: England v Fiji (2am AEDT)
Monday 16 October: France v South Africa (6am AEDT)
Fijian coach Simon Raiwalui said he was disappointed with the loss, but Portugal wouldn’t give up.
“Congratulations to Portugal, they played really well...fully deserved victory to them,” Raiwalui said.
“We just dropped too much ball...created lots of opportunities, but just didn’t free that ball up.”
Fiji will now play England in the quarter-final next Monday.
Portugal captain Jose Lima was brought to tears by his team’s victory and said it meant everything to the fans and the players.
“You can see our fans, our team, that victory means so much,” Lima said.
“Today we show the world we can compete at this level, and we can win games at this level as well.”
Portugal celebrate after their maiden World Cup win.Credit: Getty
It’s Portugal’s first ever World Cup victory and Nicolas Martins has been awarded man of the match.
“Work a lot for that. I have no words to say, it is historic ... I think it is the best moment of my life,” Martins said.
Portugal celebrate their first World Cup win.Credit: Getty
The Wallabies are officially out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup after Fiji lost to Portugal by a point in the final group stage match.
All Fiji needed was a bonus point to qualify for the quarter-finals, and despite Portugal taking the lead with a minute left in the match, the Flying Fijians got the bonus point because they lost by seven points or less.
Full time: Portugal 24, Fiji 23
It’s an eventful second half in Toulouse and Portugal aren’t done yet.
Os Lobos have barely had the ball in the past 15 minutes, but Raffaele Storti made a break up the right touchline, and with an offload to Rodrigo Marta, they are back on the board.
The conversion from Samuel Marques is good, and they take the lead with a minute left of play.
Portugal 24, Fiji 23 with one minute to go.