Hockey World Cup 2010: Germany 2 South Korea 2

By Patrick Rowley in New Delhi Published: 6:25PM GMT 01 March 2010

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The majority fanciful side in Group A did not lose, as Australia did to England, but they were hold 2-2 by Korea in the hockey World Cup 2010.

They struggled opposite the lightning fast Korean counter-attacks and had to redeem from being dual down in fifteen minutes.

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Germany have European rivals Holland in their pool. The Dutch kick Argentina 3-0, or rather Taeke Taekama did, with 3 dilemma conversions. New Zealand additionally proposed with a win, violence Canada 3-2.

England and the alternative Group B teams had a rest day. England, the European champions, fool around South Africa, the African champions, in their second World Cup compare on Tuesday.

England will be approaching to journey to a second win and the risk might be over-confidence.

South Africa lost to Spain 4-2 on day one and have lost heavily to alternative tip European sides this year.

The African champions do not get a lot of compare use opposite the most appropriate sides and suffer. They did not win a singular compare at possibly the 2006 World Cup or 2008 Olympic Games.

England have not played them given violence them 3-1 at the last World Cup and have won the last five encounters, together with an 8-0 at Pretoria.

But there will be a lot of informed faces on the margin as half the Springboks have or are carrying experience of the England League. Austin Smith, of Reading fame, is their captain.

Monday was Holi Day in India, a legal holiday of colour, but the usually colour the Indian hockey group saw was red. Their free-scoring striker, Shivendra Singh, has been dangling for 3 matches and will miss their games opposite Australia, Spain and England.

A video replay of the India v Pakistan compare on Sunday suggested Shivendra struck a Pakistani player on top of the eye with his hang in an off-the-ball incident.

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