Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Hockey World Cup 2010: England to face Germany after Holland slip up

By Patrick Rowley in New Delhi 414PM GMT 09 March 2010

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Holland were trailing 2-1 late on and forced a chastisement corner. With Taeke Taekema in their team, there was a really genuine possibility they would measure and a pull would have been sufficient for them to tip organisation A instead of Germany, who had knocked about New Zealand 5-2 progressing in the day.

But Taekema could not modify the possibility so on Thursday England, runners-up to Australia in organisation B, will face Germany, who are behest to be the initial nation to win the Hockey World Cup 3 times in succession.

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England kick Germany 5-3 to win the European Cup in the Amstelveen track last August. If they are are to win the World Cup for the initial time, they might have to repeat their European award turn successes over Holland and Germany, though this time in the retreat order. Australia, of course, will have alternative ideas.

That the Dutch lost to Korea was not exactly surprising. They had been knocked about in their 4 prior matches opposite them. Yet Holland done the undiluted start, Ronald Brouwer scoring with small some-more than thirty seconds gone. Hyun Woo Nam replied from Koreas initial chastisement dilemma and it was their captain, Jong Ho Seo, who flicked in the winner.

Germany were as well great for New Zealand and led 3-0 prior to a Kiwi detonate took them to inside of a goal. However, the fortifying champions rallied to in the future win 5-2.

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