Jamie Joseph (Japan coach, winner of Samoa 28-22, Thursday): “Beating Samoa was difficult, especially since we lost against them this summer. But the context was not the same this time and we found ourselves in the position we wanted. We beat the two Tier 2 teams in the group (Chile and Samoa) and to hope to reach the quarters, we knew we would need a victory against one of the two big nations. Here we are. We no longer have a joker since we lost against the English. We will now focus on Argentina (October 8). »
Seilala Mapusua (Samoa coach): “We didn’t manage to do what we wanted this evening (Thursday). We wanted to hold the ball a little more. We had worked hard on the discipline but a yellow card and a red is too much to hope for anything against an opponent like Japan. We spent a lot of energy defending but the Japanese seized every opportunity. I am proud of what my players achieved, despite everything. We have one match left to play. We are eliminated for the quarter-finals but we can still hope to qualify directly for the next World Cup. »
2023-09-28 22:27:05
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