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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andy Bull in Marseille

Argentina’s Cheika to use travel delay as fuel for New Zealand semi-final

Julián Montoya celebrates beating Wales
Julián Montoya celebrates beating Wales. Photograph: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images

The Argentinians were not in a hurry to get away from the Stade Vélodrome on Saturday night. Their celebrations ran late into the evening on the pitch, where they swapped cheers and applause back and forth with the fans partying in the stands, and then the dressing room, where they danced, sang, and sprayed each other with beer.

Michael Cheika was happy to let them enjoy the moment but the head coach’s mind was already racing ahead six days to their semi-final against New Zealand in Paris on Friday night.

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