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Sat 09 Sep 2007White prepared to look beyond ItalyPool C: Scotland v Italy Venue: St Etienne Kick-off: 8pm today On TV: Setanta IrelandScotland may have finished at the bottom of this year's Six Nations Championship, but they appear to have a better chance than any of the other five of making the World Cup semi-finals. Victory over Italy here tonight would give them a probable quarter-final against Argentina in Paris, and captain Jason White is dreaming of what might be.As he assessed Scotland's potential quarter-final opponents, the Pumas, France and Ireland, White said: "Argentina would be my preference, even though they won the opening game of the tournament."