| South Africa |
| 37 |
| Argentina |
| 13 |
| 14 October 2007 | ||||||
| Stade de France, Paris | ||||||
| World Cup Semifinal | ||||||
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| Captain: John Smit | Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) | |||||
| Coach: Jake White | Attendance: 77055 | |||||
| Position | Player | Province | Age | Prev Tests | Scoring |
| Loose-head Prop | Os du Randt | Cheetahs | 35 | 78 | |
| Hooker (C) | John Smit | Sharks | 29 | 72 | |
| Tight-head Prop | CJ van der Linde | Cheetahs | 27 | 45 | |
| Lock | Bakkies Botha | Blue Bulls | 28 | 42 | |
| Lock | Victor Matfield | Blue Bulls | 30 | 65 | |
| Flank | Schalk (jnr) Burger | WP | 24 | 36 | |
| Flank | Juan Smith | Cheetahs | 26 | 39 | |
| Eighthman | Danie Rossouw | Blue Bulls | 29 | 29 | 1 try |
| Scrumhalf | Fourie du Preez | Blue Bulls | 25 | 36 | 1 try |
| Flyhalf | Butch James | Sharks | 28 | 24 | |
| Left Wing | Bryan Habana | Blue Bulls | 24 | 33 | 2 tries |
| Inside Centre | Francois Steyn | Sharks | 20 | 14 | |
| Outside Centre | Jaque Fourie | Lions | 24 | 35 | |
| Right Wing | JP Pietersen | Sharks | 21 | 13 | |
| Full Back | Percy Montgomery | Sharks | 33 | 92 | 4 conversions, 3 penalties |
| Reserve | Johann Muller | Sharks | 27 | 20 | |
| Reserve | Jannie du Plessis | Cheetahs | 24 | 3 | |
| Reserve | Bobby Skinstad | Sharks | 31 | 41 | |
| Reserve | Bismarck du Plessis | Sharks | 23 | 7 | |
| Reserve | André Pretorius | Lions | 28 | 29 | |
| Reserve | Wynand Olivier | Blue Bulls | 24 | 19 | |
| Reserve | Ruan Pienaar | Sharks | 23 | 17 |
| Argentina: 1 try, 1 conversion, 2 penalties |