South Africa end Japan's World Cup to reach semi-finals
Springboks avenge 2015 World Cup defeat and will play Wales on Sunday
De Klerk & Mapimpi score second-half tries as South Africa dominated
Pollard kicked three penalties in second half to crush Japan hopes
Mapimpi scored early try as Springboks led 5-3 at half-time
Japan 3-21 South Africa
First clean break for Japan in this half, and it's flanker Michael Leitch cantering forward.
That lifts the crowd.
South Africa get the wrong side of the ball and Japan can stick this penalty in the corner.
Japan 3-21 South Africa
Jamie Heaslip
Former Ireland number eight on BBC Radio 5 Live
That's all power. Nice, long maul, really patient, staying connected, driving forward. Really good interplay between Marx and de Klerk. Easy peasy.
South Africa are scoring nearly every time they get in the 22.
Faf de Klerk (con Handre Pollard)
Game over?
South Africa stick it in the forwards and chug forward like a runaway steam train deep into the Japanese half.
The hosts just can't deal with the power.
The Springboks flick it out of the maul within striking distance for scrum-half Faf de Klerk to scamper over between the sticks.
Handre Pollard tags on the extras.
Image source, ReutersJapan 3-14 South Africa
It's all getting a little scrappy. Gritty, points-churning rugby from South Africa.
Japan have not been able to get going at all in this second half. Their usually free-flowing attack has been completely stifled by a brutal Springboks defence.
Image source, AFPJapan 3-14 South Africa
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
I can't see a way back to be perfectly honest. Japan are just running out of steam, they've met a team that are just too big and too physical to run away from. But this performance from South Africa isn't going to win you a World Cup.
Handre Pollard
The South Africa fly-half makes no mistake this time.
The Springboks edge closer to a semi-final meeting with Wales.
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Japan 3-11 South Africa
Handre Pollard will go for goal once more. Similar placing to the one he dragged wide a few minutes ago.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
There's no excuse just to say that Faf de Klerk is short-ish! If you're getting beaten you've got to go low and get down to his shorts. In all probability, Faf de Klerk would have made a break there.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Twenty minutes to go in this World Cup quarter-final.
Timothy Lafaele gathers a ball above his head but that looked like a high hit? Japan keep it alive despite South Africa's best efforts to steal.
Now it's the hosts who are pinged for a high tackle on Faf de Klerk, James Moore catching the Springbok scrum-half around the neck.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Rikiya Matsuda steps and goes from beyond his own try-line, desperately trying to wriggle free of green and gold attention. Japan are really finding it hard to scatter the South African defensive line.
There was a Springbok knock-on moments earlier. Japan put-in on their own 22.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
That's a lazy strike from Pollard after all the hard work of his forwards, didn't pay it the full attention and just dragged it left. That's frustrating for the pack when you've worked that hard.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Hello.
Handre Pollard drags it left of the sticks and that could be a huge moment in this game. Japan are still in it.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Another meaty scrum from South Africa. Japan can't live with it at the minute.
Handre Pollard gets the chance to have another dig at the posts from distance.
Image source, AFPJapan 3-11 South Africa
Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live
As much as South Africa are in control, their attack is woefully static. Most of the forwards taking the ball aren't even on the move, they're just relying on their size. They think they're just going to blast the Japanese away with sheer heft but they're not getting away with it.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Fantastic take in the air from Willie Le Roux and that piles more pressure on Japan.
South Africa go pounding into the cherry and white line through phase after phase, trying to puncture a hole - Japan lose their discipline, players are scattered all over the ruck. Wayne Barnes calls for a scrum.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
Becky Grey
BBC Sport at Tokyo Stadium
A huge cheer for Luke Thompson as he leaves the field. Playing 53 minutes of a World Cup quarter-final at 38. Not bad.
Japan 3-11 South Africa
It's clever, experienced rugby from South Africa.
That is until Kotaro Matsushima is taken out mid-flight upon claiming a Faf de Klerk bomb.
A chance to find some ground for the hosts, and suck some air into the lungs.
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Japan 3-11 South Africa
Jamie Heaslip
Former Ireland number eight on BBC Radio 5 Live
All that momentum that Japan had in the first half, South Africa are negating it right now, shutting it all down. Massive hits coming in and they're winning those collisions. Japan are not helping themselves at times, they're forcing the game too much, as opposed to South Africa who have lots of control.