(CNN) Japan's exhilarating Rugby World Cup run came to an end with a 26-3 defeat by South Africa in Tokyo.

The host nation took the tournament by storm after winning all its group stage games but was overpowered by a physical South African side in Sunday's quarterfinal clash.

The victory means the Springboks will next face Wales, which beat France 20-19 earlier in the day , with New Zealand and England contesting the tournament's other semifinal.

"We got two runaway tries, I think this was more of a five or six-point game," said South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus. "The margin we got at the end wasn't a true reflection.

"We want to try and go all the way. Now we've got Wales. They are ranked higher than us ... we'll start tomorrow on them."

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