
After European teams lost their first three quarter-finals, the hopes of the northern hemisphere rested on Scottish shoulders.
Going into the weekend, this looked like the most straightforward game. Australia had been tagged as the mid-tournament favourites thanks to convincing wins over England and Wales.
Scotland, meanwhile, had just about squeezed out a quarter-final berth ahead of Japan thanks largely to the scheduling of their fixtures.
But in the most unlikely fashion, the Scots took the game to the Wallabies and held a 34-32 lead with just a minute remaining before Bernard Foley's penalty saw Australia through.
Needless to say, the finale caused a few Twitter users a good deal of stress.
https://twitter.com/joshapiafi/status/655785558581616640
The heavens opened up, but Scottish fans wanted more.
https://twitter.com/toppage/status/655785555335192576
But a questionable late penalty after an offside from a knock-on meant Australia marched on...
https://twitter.com/benjrooney/status/655786809247559681
https://twitter.com/craigdavies/status/655786768155979776
https://twitter.com/HuwGJones310/status/655786737386565632
In the end, Scottish fans weren't happy to have missed out on a semi-final due to such a contentious penalty...
https://twitter.com/TalkRugbyUnion/status/655787126127206401
https://twitter.com/kirstybscott/status/655787976924995588
https://twitter.com/Charlie_Hocking/status/655787940614946817
https://twitter.com/PyroClaire/status/655787909325393920
https://twitter.com/SirRodders/status/655787894829879296
https://twitter.com/nick_easter/status/655786691186327552
Even the players were unhappy with it.
https://twitter.com/Rugbydump/status/655787796741926912