Scots crash out of World Cup

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Only in the last 20 minutes did the limited Scots find anything resembling an attacking edge, and it resulted in replacement scrum-half Chris Cusiter's try just after the hour mark.

Scotland plugged away in a tense last few minutes looking for a final score as Argentina were forced to hang on after looking so comfortable for much of a low-quality affair.

Chris Paterson and Dan Parks kicked a penalty apiece for the Scots, with the former adding a conversion, but they made too many errors which the below-par Pumas were glad to punish.

The South Americans' only try came in the 33rd minute after Gonzalo Longo Elia charged down a Parks kick and collected to go over.

Felipe Contepomi converted and added two penalties to give his side a 13-6 half-time lead.

The centre kicked another penalty before Juan Martin Hernandez booted a drop goal and, despite Cusiter's late salvo, the unbeaten Pumas deserved to advance to their first World Cup semi-final.

A tense final four minutes saw Scotland encamped in Argentinian territory but after a series of phases, Parks' kick into the corner was long and their time was up.