Knock-out Stage
The winners from the Quarter-final Play-offs joined the pool winners (who unlike their counterparts had enjoyed a week long rest) in the Quarter Finals, with England, hosts Wales and Scotland all being knocked out, and with France (who beat Argentina in their quarter-final) being the only team left from the Northern Hemisphere. The Semi-finals, which were both played at Twickenham, produced two of the closest matches of the tournament, with Australia beating South Africa 27–21 in extra-time after normal time ended with the scores locked at 21–21. The second semi-final between favorites New Zealand and underdogs France was an all time classic, as France overturned a 10-24 half time deficit to win 43–31 and reach their second World Cup final. France and Australia met at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 6 November 1999 with Australia overcoming France 35-12 to become the first team to win the Webb Ellis Cup twice. The Cup was presented by HM Queen Elizabeth II to Australian captain John Eales.
The overall attendance for the tournament was 1.75 million
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 October – Stade de France, Paris | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 44 | |||||||||
| 30 October – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 23 October – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||||||||||
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 27 | |||||||||
| Australia | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 November – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||||||||||
| Wales | 9 | |||||||||
| Australia | 35 | |||||||||
| 24 October – Murrayfield, Edinburgh | ||||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 30 | |||||||||
| 31 October – Twickenham, London | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 18 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | Third place | ||||||||
| 24 October – Lansdowne Road, Dublin | ||||||||||
| France | 43 | |||||||||
| France | 47 | South Africa | 22 | |||||||
| Argentina | 26 | New Zealand | 18 | |||||||
| 4 November– Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||||||||||
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