Tag: Hockey World Cup

While Tom Boon converted a penalty corner in the 10th minute, Van Aubel Florent gave a brilliant field goal in the 15th minute.

Spirited Spain fought well against the mighty Australians and gave them a good scare. However, the experienced Australians prevailed in the end.

Germany will meet England in the fourth quarterfinal match in Bhubaneswar on January 25.

The match ended in a 3-3 draw in the regulation time. In the ensuing shoot-out, the match also ended in a 3-3 tie again. However, New Zealand had the upper edge in the sudden death.

Spain will lock horns with formidable Australia in the quarterfinals on January 24.

As per Aikman, there are two main reasons behind the decline of Pakistan hockey. 

PC conversion is down from 23.9% at the same stage during the last edition of the World Cup in 2018.

Peter was the first hockey player from Odisha to represent India. He represented the Indian side as full back in the Junior Hockey World Cup 1982.

In the absence of Hardik, the performance of senior players like Mandeep Singh and Akashdeep will be key for the hosts.

Going by India’s performance in their last three pool matches, penalty corner conversion remains a huge concern for the hosts.

Moreover, the losing teams in the crossovers will be eliminated from the competition. Subsequently, they will play the 9-16th place classification matches.

Niklas Wellen was awarded player of the match for his splendid hat-trick.

While Victor Charlet scored four goals for France including a hat-trick, Della Torre Nicolas struck thrice for Argentina.

Reid admitted that India missed the high energy and creative brilliance of midfielder Hardik Singh against the spirited Wales.

Blake Govers struck four goals including a hat-trick to lead Australia’s dominance.