Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 in contradiction of a touring British Isles team. Argentina has competed at every Rugby World Cup since the first tournament of 1987, and the country are considered the strongest team within the Americas, being undefeated against all but Canada, against whom they have grieved three losses. The Pumas' impressive results since the 1999 World Cup have seen rugby's popularity in Argentina grow knowingly. Argentina has achieved several upset victories, and are capable of frequently defeating Six Nations sides. In the 2007 Rugby World Cup Argentina were undefeated in their pool and reached the semi-finals for the first time; they were beaten by South Africa in the semi-finals, but followed up with a win over France to claim third place overall. By the end of the competition, the team had grasped an all-time high of third in the World Rankings.