Matt Dawson makes his bold World Cup quarter-final predictions

Matt Dawson, the World Cup champion, has joined the BBC to engage in discussions about the forthcoming quarter-final matches scheduled for this weekend.

This exciting clash features exclusively northern hemisphere teams facing off against their counterparts from the southern hemisphere, as the finest rugby sides from each pole converge in pursuit of rugby’s highest pinnacle.

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“Warren Gatland and his side have a happy habit of stepping up when they need to. They have a fantastic pedigree of raising their level in the latter stages of this competition.

“Gatland will be reminding them of the opportunity in front of them. They have a very winnable game for a place in a World Cup semi-final.”

“Argentina looked better against Japan in their final Pool D game, but, up until that point, I thought they had lacked cohesion and rhythm.

“That game, coming a day later than Wales’ game against Georgia, won’t have helped them overall. It was a really intense one, with lots of running, open rugby in hot conditions in Nantes.

“I think it will be a really tough ask for them to turn over Wales.”

Dawson’s prediction – Wales victory