Tonga pulled off a shock 28-22 win over New Zealand to earn a World Cup quarter-final against Lebanon.
The Pacific Islanders came from 16-2 down at half-time to clinch victory with a hat-trick of tries from winger David Fusitua in front of a capacity crowd of 25,000 at Waikato Stadium.
It means Tonga top the group, with runners-up New Zealand facing a last-eight showdown with Fiji.
Tonga are potential semi-final opponents for England.
When asked if Tonga could win the tournament, coach Kristian Woolf said: "I`m not going to sit here and say `no`. We`ve just beaten a tier-one nation.
"Australia`s a whole different beast. They`ve won so many internationals because of the way they play and the way they just suffocate you.
"We`ve got a long, long way before we play them. We`ve got to worry about Lebanon next week, then we`ve got to worry about what happens after that as well."
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