Summary

  • FT: New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

  • New Zealand: Goals - Johnson

  • Fiji: Goals: - Koroisau, Milne

  • Fiji will face Australia next weekend

  • Tonga earlier defeated Lebanon 24-22

  1. Postpublished at 08:29 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2017

    FT: New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Kevin NaiqamaImage source, Getty Images

    Kevin Naiqama is so emotional he can barely speak. We'll do our best to bring you what he has said very shortly.

    The majority of it relates to how God was key. We're not talking about Jarryd Hayne by the way.

  2. Shock and awepublished at 08:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2017

    FT: New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    New Zealand's players sit stunned on the turf. They can scarcely believe what has happened.

    Fiji's players celebrate with delight, they channelled the emotion during the game but it's flowing now.

    Tears being shed. Grab the tissues, Fiji are into the last four.

    Eloni VunakeceImage source, AFP
  3. Full timepublished at 80 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    FIJI MAKE THE SEMI-FINALS FOR THE THIRD TIME. NEW ZEALAND - WINNERS IN 2008 - ARE OUT!

  4. Postpublished at 79 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    30 SECONDS. WHAT ARE NEW ZEALAND DOING?! PINNED BY THEIR OWN GOALLINE?!??!

  5. Postpublished at 79 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    One more set apiece probably here.

    Up the jumper time, as my colleague Paul just said.

  6. Postpublished at 78 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Brad Takairangi chases Jordan Rapana's kick into the in-goal and it's agonisingly overcooked!

    New Zealand staring at an exit here... Fiji headed for the semis! One minute and 40 seconds to go!

    Russell PackerImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 77 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Taane Milne trapped in goal as a Kiwi kick goes into the Fiji in-goal area... drop out to come.

    New Zealand have another dig at the line. Two and a half to go. Two points down.

  8. Postpublished at 76 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Tired bodies. Tired minds. Who has the mettle to see this out?

    New Zealand raiding again. They need points with three and a half to play.

  9. Postpublished at 76 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Heart in mouth time as Nelson Asofa-Solomona gets hand to ball and it bounces loose but Matt Cecchin says it went backward.

    New Zealand get to the 40 on the last and pump the kick downfield.

    Then... KEVIN NAIQAMA KNOCKS ON! Fiji cough up the scrum. Has the skipper made a grave error?

  10. Postpublished at 75 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Jarryd Hayne drags himself off the canvas and sends a towering kick into the New Zealand goalline area and Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has to gather before being forced in-goal.

    Fiji get the ball back off the drop-out!

  11. Postpublished at 73 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    New Zealand have to bring the ball out from their own 10 after a raking clearing kick by the Fijians.

    Kiwis struggling to bust out of their own end, Fiji are playing with big aggression.

    Fiji's turn now, just short of half-way. Jarryd Hayne down! The Hayne Plane could be grounded?!

    Russell PackerImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 72 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Te Maire Martin looks to plunder a try but is snared just in time! Fiji wobbling.

    Having swept left and then right but been held out, New Zealand centre Brad Takairangi goes for a kick but straight to Marcelo Montoya.

    Goodness me this is tense!

  13. Postpublished at 70 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Taane Milne shows superb hands to bring in a bobbler from Jarryd Hayne and then frees Suliasi Vunivalu but the winger's kick ahead for Fiji trickles off the field.

    New Zealand have the ball and are on the front foot thanks to walking wounded Joseph Tapine! He made a line-break, not bad given he could hardly walk earlier!

    Fiji deemed to have knocked on and New Zealand have a scrum. Dumbfounding call from Matt Cecchin. Scrum 10 out for NZ!

  14. Postpublished at 68 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Ashton Sims is playing out of his skin for Fiji, as is Eloni Vunakece. Both made massive tackles in that last set.

    New Zealand go for the repeat set but an offside gives Fiji a penalty. Relief for the Bati.

    Soooooooo tense.

  15. Postpublished at 67 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Somehow Fiji turn an absolute stinker of a kick from Henry Raiwalui into an opportunity thanks to the awareness and fleetfoot of Jarryd Hayne.

    New Zealand survive, then come up with a penalty that marches them into the Fiji half.

    TWO POINTS IN IT. 13 to go.

  16. Postpublished at 65 mins

    New Zealand 2-4 Fiji

    Fiji are no mugs. Two straight World Cup semi-finals and on course for a third.

    This is crisis time for New Zealand though, they're the Tier One nation. Their World Cup rests on 15 minutes of footy.

    Petero Benjamin NakubuwaiImage source, AFP
  17. PENALTY New Zealand 2-4 Fijipublished at 62 mins

    Taane Milne

    Centre Taane Milne slots the penalty for Fiji to restore their lead.

    Having a good tournament is Milne.

  18. Postpublished at 61 mins

    New Zealand 2-2 Fiji

    Viliame Kikau goes through after a move to the left and it looks like New Zealand had stopped him. But the Kiwis were offside and Fiji have a penalty.

    They're going for the two! Fine margins.

  19. Postpublished at 60 mins

    New Zealand 2-2 Fiji

    So close on the last by New Zealand! Roger Tuivasa-Sheck slips and slides after scything through on an inside-pass!

    The rubber-legged full-back is growing in influence.

    Fiji a danger at the other end... then RTS knocks on in front of his own line. Near hero to villain! What drama. 2-2 after 60 minutes...

  20. Postpublished at 57 mins

    New Zealand 2-2 Fiji

    My excitement at seeing a short-side scrum-base play by Fiji was quickly checked as New Zealand read it.

    Then Fiji spill in the tackle. Kiwis hooker Danny Levi is pouring blood from his head and he is off receiving treatment. Jordan Rapana has done his 10 minutes and the Kiwis back to 13.